L Quotes
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“Le vide n'existe pas. Le tableau est toujours achevé. Même si Scarlatti s'était contenté de transcrire les notes jouées par son chat, le morceau aurait été là. Un seul et unique cil suffit à reconstituer l'individu entier. Chaque partie contient le tout.”
Source: Cantique des plaines
“Le vide supprime le sentiment de la souffrance, mais conserve l'acte de la douleur.”
“Le vin est la gaieté, dit-on ; comment cet océan de vin qui submerge la commune de Bercy n’égaye-t-il pas un peu ces navrants paysages ? Tout Bacchus est là ; Bacchus, chanté avec tant de constance par nos poètes ébriolants. Bacchus ne peut-il rasséréner ces horizons en deuil ? ou faut-il croire que Bacchus lui-même, ennemi de l’eau, est incommodé par le voisinage de la rivière ?”
Source: Le Chevalier Ténèbre
“Le visage de la jeune femme était toujours zébré par les profondes cicatrices que le Rat lui avait infligées quand elle était enfant: un X en travers de ses lèvres charnues, un autre sur une joue, un croissant reliant le coin de l'oeil au coin de la bouche.
Kylar les remarqua à peine. Il ne vit qu'une peau resplendissante, des yeux pétillants d'intelligence et de bonheur, un sourire en biais du fait de l'espièglerie et non des balafres. Comment une femme pouvait-elle être si ravissante avec de simples vpêtements en laine et un tablier de domestique? Un tel mystère le dépassait.”
Source: Shadow's Edge
“Le vite rovinate in partenza galleggiano nel grigio per l’eternità.”
Source: Inventario di un cuore in allarme
“Le volte che ci innamoriamo e facciamo le cose con coraggio e diciamo la verità sono le volte che siamo grandi e siamo ovunque, come l’universo.”
Source: See You in the Cosmos
“le volume au maximum
mon téléphone m’avertit
que l’écoute prolongée de musique
à ce niveau de décibels
pourrait endommager mes tympans
de manière irréversible
mais c’est le seul moyen
de baisser le volume des autres
de capter ma fréquence”
Source: Dessiner dans les marges et autres activités de fantôme
“Le voyage du soleil et de la lune est prévisible, mais le vôtre est votre art suprême.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Le vrai est trop simple, il faut y arriver toujours par le compliqué."
("The truth is too simple: one must always get there by a complicated route.")
[Letter to Armand Barbès, 12 May 1867]”
Source: Correspondance
“Le vrai est trop simple, il faut y arriver toujours par le complique . Truth is too simple; it must always be arrived at in a complicated manner.”
“Le Zen sous-entend que l'on suive e mouvement de la vie, sans valoir ni l'arrêter ni interrompre son cours. C'est la raison pour laquelle on le définit quelquefois comme « un chemin sans détours », ou un « le fait d'aller droit devant soi ». Une telle attitude suppose une compréhension immédiate des choses en tant que vie et mouvement et non simplement en tant que sensations et concepts, lesquels ne sont que les symboles morts d'une réalité vivante. POur cette raison, Takuan commente l'arte de l'escrime (kendo) -- un art profondément imprégné des principes zen -- en ces termes:
« Cette qualité, qu'on peut désigner par l'attitude mentale de ''non-ingérence'', constitue l'élément le plus vital tant dans l'art de l'escrime, que dans le Zen. Si deux actions sont distantes, même de l'épaisseur d'un cheveu, il y a interruption. »
Lorsqu'on tape dans ses mains, le son se dégage immédiatement. Le son n'attend, ni ne pense avant de sortir. Il n'y a aucun état intermédiaireL un mouvement succède à un autre, sans l'intervention du mental conscient. Si vous êtes indécis et si vous réfléchissez à ce qu'il convient de faire, au moment où votre adversaire est prêt à vous abattre, vous lui laissez la place, c'est-à-dire la possibiliité de vous porter un coup fatal. Que votre défense suive l'attaque, sans intervalle, et il n'y aura pas deux mouvements séparés appelés attaque et défense.”
Source: The Spirit of Zen
“Lea nuestro Código Penal, Mister Alba. De traducción en traducción, de asimilación en asimilación, de copia en copia, nuestro Código Penal es un código para castigar romanos. Nuestro Código Penal parece fabricado para asustar a Nerón.”
Source: La cárcel
“Lea stood upon a fallen log ahead of us, staring ahead. Mouse walked up to her.
Gggrrrr rawf arrrgggrrrrarrrr," I said.
Mouse gave me an impatient glance, and somehow--I don't know if it was something in his body language or what--I became aware that he was telling me to sit down and shut up or he'd come over and make me.
I sat down. Something in me really didn't like that idea, but when I looked around, I saw that everyone else had done it too, and that made me feel better.
Mouse said, again in what sounded like perfectly clear English, "Funny. Now restore them."
Lea turned to look at the big dog and said, "Do you dare to give me commands, hound?"
Not your hound," Mouse said. I didn't know how he was doing it. His mouth wasn't moving or anything. "Restore them before I rip your ass off. Literally rip it off."
The Leanansidhe tilted her head back and let out a low laugh. "You are far from your sources of power here, my dear demon."
I live with a wizard. I cheat." He took a step toward her and his lips peeled up from his fangs in unmistakable hostility. "You want to restore them? Or do I kill you and get them back that way?"
Lea narrowed her eyes. Then she said, "You're bluffing."
One of the big dog's huge, clawed paws dug at the ground, as if bracing him for a leap, and his growl seemed to . . . I looked down and checked. It didn't seem to shake the ground. The ground was actually shaking for several feet in every direction of the dog. Motes of blue light began to fall from his jaws, thickly enough that it looked quite a bit like he was foaming at the mouth. "Try me."
The Leanansidhe shook her head slowly. Then she said, "How did Dresden ever win you?"
He didn't," Mouse said. "I won him.”
Source: Changes
“Leaches Ten Tall by Stewart Stafford
Don't play this game with me,
Predatory whelk of tide pools,
Taint me as Rigoletto to a bawd,
Floundering florist to my bee.
Devotion twisted to a changeling,
Now a jealous twin in the shadows,
From dancing partner to judge;
Delicate consensus to harshest critic.
Slice of cold shoulder sandwich,
Sup the chalice of icy comfort,
Not snowfall on Christmas morn,
Oaken boards trodden in a manger.
© 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
“Lead a life of wonder and not wondering”
“Lead a life of your own design, on your own terms
-not one that others, or the environment have
scripted for you.”
“Lead by Example,not by showing samples”
“Lead by inspiration, not intimidation.”
“Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.”
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”
“Lead from the front - but don t leave your base behind.”
“Lead from who you are, not where you are.”
Source: The Power of P: A Neuroscience-based Guide to Leadership, Resilience, and Purpose-driven Success.
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“Lead generation excels when a campaign is looking to capture a piece of factual intelligence that could never be modelled or predicted through profiling and sophisticated propensity algorithms.”
“Lead how you like to be led.”
“Lead like a child, who never proclaims to be a leader, yet everyone follows his or her glorious footsteps.”
Source: Conscience over Nonsense
“Lead like Beyoncé, hustle like Dwayne Johnson, and slay like Rihanna. You’re the CEO of your life, the rockstar of your own show, and the trendsetter of your destiny. So, put on your crown, channel your inner boss, babe, and strut your stuff like the fierce and fabulous leader you were born to be. Life’s too short for mediocrity, darling. Embrace your power, command your domain, and let your light shine bright like a diamond in a world full of mere pebbles. You’ve got this!”
“Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe”
“Lead me, Love,
to the waters of knowledge
from where I can drink some insights
to know
to heal
to have my spirit dance
with full closure.”
Source: Dragon Astro Yoga: Synastry Expert Rebirth Almanac
“Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.”
“Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross.”
“Lead me to where it’s safest.
Lead me to where it’s kindest.”
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“Lead me, Lord, to the Rock that is higher than I. Let me hear your word, give me grace to obey, to build steadily, stone upon stone, day by day, to do what You say. Establish my heart where floods have no power to overwhelm, for Christ's sake. Amen.”
Source: A Lamp unto My Feet: The Bible's Light for Your Daily Walk
“Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely.”
“Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.”
“Lead's erasing then vanishing
Banished from whatever it is they're drinking and it's cleaned
Running from the pitcher as if it's her fantasy”
Source: Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
“Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.”
“Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.”
“Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.”
“Lead the humans around you, but in your heart keep fostering pure humility towards those who follow as well as those who criticize.”
Source: Conscience over Nonsense
“Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.”
Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“Lead the least secretive life you can.”
“Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.”
“Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously”
“Lead the reader toward the thought, then stop a little short.”
“Lead the sustainability so innovatively that it becomes a case study, setting examples.”
Source: SuaaS : Sustainability as-a-Service
“Lead us in a few words of silent prayer.”
“Lead us not into imagination, but deliver us from understanding.”
Source: The Weatherhouse
“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.”
Source: You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson