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Quote by Knut Hamsun

“I stood in the lee of an overhanging rock and thought of many things.”

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Norwegian author known for his unique literary style and profound psychological descriptions. Hamsun's works often explore themes of loneliness, despair, and the meaning of human existence. His most famous works include 'Hunger' and 'Growth of the Soil'. more

“Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light!”

May Made Soul Light Action Walks Feet Land Mouths Essence Deeds Oneness Substance Manifest Detachment Incumbents

Author:Bahá'u'lláh

“'Eveything is made of light,' he said, 'and the space between isn't empty.'”

Made Said Light Space Empty Space Between Four Agreements

Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz

“To me gender is not physical at all, but is altogether insubstantial. It is soul, perhaps, it is talent, it is taste, it is environment, it is how one feels, it is light and shade, it is inner music.”

Feels Soul Light Environment Talent Taste Gender Shade

Book:Conundrum

Source: Conundrum

“One wonders why Christians today get off so easily. Is it because unchristian Americans are that much better than unchristian Romans, or is our light so dim that the tormentor can't see it? What are the things we do that are worth persecuting?”

Light Today Christian Wonder Unchristian

Book:Essential Writings

Source: Essential Writings

“The light of the moon is all we've got to go on...”

Light Goes On Moon

Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I'm being followed by a moon shadow Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow... Did it take long to find me, I asked the faithful light ...and are you going to stay the night?”

Long Light Night Moon Shadow Faithful Find Me Hopping Night Light

Author:Cat Stevens

“And I can tell by the way you're searching For something you can't even name That you haven't been able to come to the table Simply glad that you came And when you feel like this try to imagine That we're all like frail boats on the sea Just scanning the night for that great guiding light Announcing the Jubilee”

Way Feels Trying I Can Light Able Night Names Imagine Sea Havens Tables Glad Boat Imagine That Frail Announcing Guiding Light Jubilee Scanning

Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.”

Light Powerful Merit Ancestor Shed Distinguished Descendants Concealment

Author:Sallust

“Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light”

Light Earth Heaven Stars Dark Romeo And Juliet Play Treading

Book:The plays of William Shakespeare: in twenty-one volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators, to which are added notes

Source: The plays of William Shakespeare: in twenty-one volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators, to which are added notes

Quote by Knut Hamsun

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