“First, the desert is the country of madness. Second, it is the refuge of the devil, thrown out into the "wilderness of upper Egypt" to "wander in dry places." Thirst drives man mad, and the devil himself is mad with a kind of thirst for his own lost excellence--lost because he has immured himself in it and closed out everything else. So the man who wanders into the desert to be himself must take care that he does not go mad and become the servant of the one who dwells there in a sterile paradise of emptiness and rage.” MenFirstsKindDoeCountryCareLostHe ManDevilMadnessMadExcellenceTake CareRageWanderDesertServantParadiseDryEmptinessThrownWildernessRefugeThirstEgypt Book:Thoughts In Solitude Source: Thoughts In Solitude
“Agriculture seems to be the first pursuit of civilized man. It enables him to escape from the life of the savage, and wandering shepherd, into that of social man, gathered into fixed communities and surrounding himself with the comforts and blessings of neighborhood, country, and home. It is agriculture alone, that fixes men in stationary dwellings, in villages, in towns, and cities, and enables the work of civilizations, in all its branches, to go on.” MenFirstsCountryHomeSeemsSocialCommunityCitiesGoes OnComfortCivilizationBlessingTownsPursuitWanderFixedBranchesNeighborhoodCivilizedVillageAgricultureSavagesDwellingShepherdsStationary Author:Edward Everett
“I spent on the Other Earth many "other years," wandering from mind to mind and country to country, but I did not gain any clear understanding of the psychology of the Other Men and the significance of their history till I encountered one of their philosophers, an aging but still vigorous man whose eccentric and unpalatable views had prevented him from attaining eminence.” MenYearsMindStillsCountryEarthUnderstandingViewsClearPsychologyGainsAgingPhilosopherWanderSignificanceEccentricVigorousEminence Author:Olaf Stapledon
“I have been Merlin wandering in the woods Of a far country, where the winds waken Unnatural voices , my mind broken By a sudden acquaintance with man's rage.” MenMindHas BeensCountryVoiceWindBrokenWoodsRageWanderAcquaintanceUnnatural Author:R. S. Thomas