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“The Quest of the Holy Grail, the Search for the Stone of the Philosophers - by whatever name we choose to call the Great Work - is therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility. Yea, verily, and Amen! the task is tireless and its joys without bounds; for the whole Universe, and all that in it is, what is it but the infinite playground of the Crowned and Conquering Child, of the insatiable, the innocent, the ever-rejoicing Heir of Space and Eternity, whose name is MAN?”

Source: Little Essays Toward Truth

“Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country's road to reconstruction and development”

Children Country Whole Lying Waiting Silence Millions Fields Development Weapons Obstacles Innocent Village Buried Livelihood Cultivation Reconstruction Landmines

Author:Kofi Annan

“This is the pain-pleasure of having newly adult children; they're innocent and ruthless in forgetting their sweet old dependence.”

Children Pain Forget Pleasure Sweet Adults Innocent Dependence Ruthless Adult Children Pain Pleasure

Author:Ian Mcewan

“When in these fresh mornings I go into my garden before anyone is awake, I go for the time being into perfect happiness. In this hour divinely fresh and still, the fair face of every flower salutes me with a silent joy. . . . All the cares, perplexities, and griefs of existence, all the burdens of life slip from my shoulders and leave me with the heart of a little child that asks nothing beyond the present moment of innocent bliss.”

“In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin. It is a blessing that we do not know what is really going to happen. Could we foresee it, there are times when children might seem like innocent prisoners, condemned, not to death, but to life, and as yet all unconscious of what their sentence means.”

Source: Suffering, Suicide and Immortality: Eight Essays from The Parerga

“Impostor; do not charge most innocent Nature, As if she would her children should be riotous With her abundance; she, good cateress, Means her provision only to the good, That live according to her sober laws, And holy dictate of spare temperance.”

Ifs Should Mean Children Law Holy Innocent Abundance Spares Sober Provision Temperance

Book:I. Prose Works: Poetical works. II.

Source: I. Prose Works: Poetical works. II.

“Secretary of state Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem... economic, diplomatic, legal and political, as well as military. A rush to launch precipitous military counterattacks runs too great a risk that more innocent men, women and children will be killed. I could not vote for a resolution that I believe will lead to such an outcome.”

Men Way Believe Wells Children States Problem Running Political I Believe Risk Economic Military Roots Vote Innocent Outcomes Resolution Secretary Men Women Eloquence Diplomatic Innocent Man

Author:Barbara Lee

“All great art originates from the innocent child within us expressing itself through the wisdom, experience and skill of an adult.”

Children Art Skills Adults Innocent Innocence Great Art Innocent Children Wisdom Experience

Author:Richard Schmid

“Terrorism must be outlawed by all civilized nations not explained or rationalized, but fought and eradicated. Nothing can, nothing will justify the murder of innocent people and helpless children.”

People Children Nations Murder Terrorism Innocent Justify Civilized Helpless Civilized Nations

Book:From the Kingdom of Memory: Reminiscences

Source: From the Kingdom of Memory: Reminiscences

“The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls.”

Children Littles Soul Weakness Innocent Limbs

Author:Saint Augustine

“If there's any comparison between the compassion and decency of the American people and the terrorist tactics of extremists, it's flawed logic. It's just I simply can't accept that. It's unacceptable to think that there's any kind of comparison between the behavior of the United States of America and the action of Islamic extremists who kill innocent women and children to achieve an objective.”