“As we conquer peak after peak we see in front of us regions full of interest and beauty, but we do not see our goal, we do not see the horizon; in the distance tower still higher peaks, which will yield to those who ascend them still wider prospects, and deepen the feeling, the truth of which is emphasized by every advance in science, that 'Great are the Works of the Lord'.” StillsFeelingsGoalInterestLordAtheismFrontsHigherDistanceConquerRegionsYieldHorizonTowersProspectsAdvances In Science Author:Joseph John Thomson
“The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.” InspirationalHumansStillsMotivationalVoiceConscienceDistanceConvictionCoveredCriminal MindSteadfastnessSmall VoiceHuman Voice Book:Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
“So let's not pretend that travel is always fun. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesn't make up for the hassle of lost luggage. (More often than not, I need a holiday after my holiday.) We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.” NeedsMindHas BeensStillsHomeLostFunHoursDifferencesViewsSecretCreativityChangedDistanceHolidayLuggageHassleLouvreHome HomeMachu PicchuView From The Top Author:Jonah Lehrer
“One hope no sooner dies in us but another rises up in its stead. We are apt to fancy that we shall be happy and satisfied if we possess ourselves of such and such particular enjoyments; but either by reason of their emptiness, or the natural inquietude of the mind, we have no sooner gained one point, but we extend our hopes to another. We still find new inviting scenes and landscapes lying behind those which at a distance terminated our view.” IfsMindStillsReasonLyingDiesHopeNaturalViewsBehindsParticularSceneDistanceSatisfiedLandscapeEnjoymentFancyEmptinessInviting Book:The Works: In Six Volumes Source: The Works: In Six Volumes
“That was how divorced from the human scale modern warfare had become. You could smash and destroy from unthinkable distances, obliterate planets from beyond their own system and provoke stars into novae from light-years off... and still have no good idea why you were really fighting.” YearsHumansStillsIdeasLightFightingStarsModernPlanetsDistanceScalesGood IdeasWarfareProvokingDivorcedUnthinkableModern WarfareLight Years Author:Iain Banks