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“To view an object in the proper light we must stand away from it. The study of the classical literatures gives the aloofness which cultivates insight. In learning to live with peoples and civilizations that have long ceased to be alive, we gain a vantage point, acquire an enlargement and elevation of thought, which enable us to study with a more impartial and liberal mind the condition of the society around us.”

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“What I need is courage, and this often fails me. And it is also a fact that since my disease, when I am in the fields I am overwhelmed by a feeling of loneliness to such a horrible extent that I shy away from going out. But this will change all the same as time goes on. Only when I stand a painting before my easel do I feel somewhat alive. Never mind, this is going to change too, for now my health is so good that I suppose the physical part of me will gain the victory.”

Needs Feels Mind Facts Feelings Alive Failing Loneliness Fields Painting Goes On Victory Disease Gains Horrible Shy Going Out Overwhelmed Time Goes On

Book:Van Gogh, letters from Provence

Source: Van Gogh, letters from Provence

“Everything's got a purpose, really - you just have to look for it. Cats are good at keeping old dogs alive. Loss helps you reach for gain. Death helps you celebrate life. War helps you work for peace. A flood makes you glad you're still standing. And a tall boy can stop the wind so a candle of hope can burn bright.”

Looks Stills War Helping Purpose Loss Boys Alive Dog Wind Gains Standing Cat Glad Celebrate Tall Candle Flood Celebrate Life Old Dog

Author:Joan Bauer

“The real searcher after truth will not receive the old because it is old, or reject the new because it is new. He will not believe men because they are dead, or contradict them because they are alive. With him an utterance is worth the truth, the reason it contains, without the slightest regard to the author. He may have been a king or serf - a philosopher or servant, - but the utterance neither gains nor loses in truth or reason. Its value is absolutely independent of the fame or station of the man who gave it to the world.”

Source: Superstition and Other Essays