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“There is a deep dryness of the soul and all of the recalcitrant contrivances of man to quench his own thirst will bring not a single drop of moisture to those parched places, for God and God alone holds the water that satiates the soul.”

Soul God Water Need Thirst Parched Dryness

Book:Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Life's Complex Journey

Source: Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Life's Complex Journey

“M. Proust was more severe than M. de Caillavet on Anatole France: "He was selfish and supercilious. He had read so much that he had left his heart in other people's books, and all that remained was dryness. One day I asked him how he came to know so much. He said, 'Not by being such a handsome young man as you. I wasn't in demand, and instead of going out I studied and learned'.”

Reading Envy Popularity Snobbery Pedantry Marcel Proust Anatole France Dryness

Book:Monsieur Proust

Source: Monsieur Proust

“After digging a thousand wells of my own and stumbling upon a thousand others dug by the hands of thirsty men, I have yet to realize that the only well that can satiate every thirst is the one that men will never dig.”

Wells Dry Frustration Thirst Digging Futility Thirsty Seek Search Quest Searching Well Quench Dig Dug Satiate Quenching Dryness

Book:Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Profound Living

Source: Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Profound Living