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“Mi vengono in mente certe piccole sorgenti di montagna: si apre una nuova strada, si dimentica il sentiero che vi porta, i viandanti ci si soffermano sempre più di rado per dissetarsi, e le sorgenti un po' per volta si riempiono di menta e di rovi. Alla fine non ti accorgi neppure più della loro esistenza. Solo una volta ogni tanto, in una giornata caldissima, qualcuno si ricorda di loro, e devia dalla strada maestra per rintracciarle e placare la sua sete. Raggiunge quella sorgente trascurata, scosta i rovi e trattiene il fiato: l'acqua fresca d'insolita chiarezza, intatta da lungo tempo, lo sbalordisce con la sua tranquillità e con la sua profondità. E in quella sorgente vede se stesso, e il sole, e il cielo, e le montagne. E subito pensa che sia un peccato non conoscere quel posto, si ripromette di raccontarlo agli amici. Poi però se ne dimentica fino alla prossima occasione.”

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Book:Il primo maestro (Gli alianti)
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“Most ordinary mortals, mistake money or visualize money in its physical form - as coins or currency. Thus they begin counting it, hoarding it and hiding it behind faceless numbers and faceless vaults in anonymous places all over the world. They value money for its form or the form of the acquisitions it is able to have - properties, jewellery, clothes, food etc. But the real connoisseur of money knows that its true value is elsewhere. It’s in the simple though propitious word, ‘influence’.”

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Author:Vinod Pande
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“I never really cared to spend money on jewellery anyway, which was ideal since I would never receive anything of the sort from Imran. He kept saying that his mother had kept gold on the condition that his bride was a Muslim Pakistani, but his first wife had been Jewish and white. He never gave it to Jemima. The thought was sweet but I knew his sisters better than him by then. I assured him that I was past the age of wearing gold. But I did make it clear what I really wanted. With Allah as my witness, I asked him to work towards making KP a model province.”

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Book:Reham Khan
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“Despite the multitude of extraordinary changes that have taken place in almost every area of life, jewellery is still used for pretty well the same purposes as it has always been. Primitive man is said to have worn a kind of ornamentation to enhance his sexual attraction as well as provide protection against all manner of disasters, from snakes to evil spirits. Cleopatra used jewels (with a particular fondness for emeralds) to seduce admirers and rivals not only on her body but in her home. They showed off her fabulous wealth and position. Julius Caesar ruled that only the highest born women could wear pearls, which were Rome’s most valued jewels. Not only does our jewellery mean something to each of us, but it also has meaning to those who view us. Jewellery has forever been a currency understood by all.”

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Book:Clothes and Other Things That Matter
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