“The careful rearer of the ductile human plant can instil his own religion, and surround the soul by such a moral atmosphere, as shall become to its latest day the air it breathes.” HumansSoulMoralAirPlantCarefulBreatheAtmosphereSurround Book:Lodore Source: Lodore
“Guard, O my soul, against pomp and glory. And if you cannot curb your ambitions, at least pursue them hesitantly, cautiously. And the higher you go, the more searching and careful you need to be.” IfsNeedsSoulHigherAmbitionGloryCarefulPursueMy SoulCurb Book:Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy Source: Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy