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“In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track.”

Ifs Knows Mind Certain Passion Forever Profound Track Tiny Contemplation Meant To Be Judaism Strain Elusive Ineffable Comprehending

Author:Ben Marcus

“Some philosophers have been of opinion that our immortal part acquires during this life certain habits of action or of sentiment, which become forever indissoluble, continuing after death in a future state of existence ... I would apply this ingenious idea to the generation, or production of the embryon, or new animal, which partakes so much of the form and propensities of the parent.”

“An English tongue, if refined to a certain standard, might perhaps be fixed forever.”

Ifs Might Certain Language Forever Standards Tongue Fixed Refined

Author:Jonathan Swift

“When you meet anyone in the flesh you realize immediately that he is a human being and not a sort of caricature embodying certain ideas. It is partly for this reason that I don't mix much in literary circles, because I know from experience that once I have met and spoken to anyone I shall never again be able to feel any intellectual brutality towards him, even when I feel I ought to - like the Labour M.P.s who get patted on the back by dukes and are lost forever more.”

Knows Feels Humans Ideas Reason Able Certain Lost Realizing Human Beings Forever Ought Mets Intellectual Relation Flesh Circles Labour Brutality Human Relations Dukes Caricatures

Author:George Orwell

“Seeing you sleeping peacefully on your back among your stuffed ducks, bears and basset hounds, would remind me that no matter how good the next day might be, certain moments were gone forever because we could not go backwards in time.”

Children Matter Moments Might Certain Next Sleep Gone Forever Seeing Bears Ducks Backwards Next Day Hounds

Book:And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir

Source: And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir