“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.” MenSoulBodyLife IsPeaceNaturalLibertyOrdinaryDenyStarvingStarvationDwellersAmenities Book:Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi Source: Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi
“You look at any poetic creature: muslin, ether, demigoddess, millions of delights; then you look into the soul and find the most ordinary crocodile!” LooksSoulMillionsCreaturesOrdinaryDelightPoeticCrocodiles Author:Anton Chekhov
“We meet With few utterly dull and stupid souls: the sublime and transcendent are still fewer; the generality of mankind stand between these two extremes: the interval is filled with multitudes of ordinary geniuses, but all very useful, and the ornaments and supports of the commonwealth.” StillsTwoSoulSupportMankindStupidGeniusOrdinaryFilledExtremesDullMediocrityFewerMultitudesSublimeTranscendentOrnamentsIntervalsCommonwealthGeneralitiesTwo Extremes Author:Jean de la Bruyere