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“Here comes the time when, vibrating on its stem, every flower fumes like a censer; noises and perfumes circle in the evening air.”

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Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire, a renowned French poet and literary critic, was born on April 9, 1821, and died on August 31, 1867. His poetry is known for its unique symbolism and has had a profound impact on modern literature. more

“Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field, the great Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski used a simple and efficient method of deciding which ones were worth his attention: Upon receiving a new book, he immediately checked the index to see if his name was cited, and how often. The more "Malinowski" the more compelling the book. No "Malinowski", and he doubted the subject of the book was anthropology at all.”

Ifs Book Used Time Names Simple Attention Doubt Subjects Fields Method All Time Efficient Receiving Compelling Polish Anthropology Doubted New Books Anthropologists

Author:Neil Postman

“Unproductive worry - like Parkinson's proverbial law - tends to expand to fill the time available.”

Law Time Worry Available Proverbial Parkinson Unproductive Parkinson's

Author:Neal A. Maxwell

“Spent time-like a spent bullet-tells us much about its "processor." for we see not only the residual slug, but indicators of how spent time is grooved by a man's soul, a reliable indicator of what a man is like.”

Men Soul Time Bullets Indicators Slugs Processors Residual

Author:Neal A. Maxwell

“We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably.”

Time Talent Our Time Ingratitude

Author:Neal A. Maxwell

“You yourself are in an ecstatic state to such a point that you feel as though you almost don't exist. I've experienced this time and again. My hand seems devoid of myself, and I have nothing to do with what is happening. I just sit there watching in a state of awe and wonderment. And it just flows out by itself.”

Feels States Hands Seems Time Justice Happenings Flow Awe Ecstatic

Author:Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“For truth itself does not have the privilege to be employed at any time and in every way; its use, noble as it is, has its circumscriptions and limits.”

Way Doe Use Truth Time Limits Privilege Noble Employed

Book:The Complete Essays of Montaigne

Source: The Complete Essays of Montaigne

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