“Every generation is a secret society and has incommunicable enthusiasms, tastes, and interests which are a mystery both to its predecessors and to posterity.” InterestSecretGenerationsMysteryYouthTasteEnthusiasmPosterityPredecessorsSecret Society Book:The Collected Works of John Jay Chapman: Criticism & memoirs Source: The Collected Works of John Jay Chapman: Criticism & memoirs
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” LongRealityEarthLastsUniverseAttentionWonderFocusMysteryTasteDestructionEndureContemplatingReservesWearySilent SpringBeauty Of The Earth Author:Rachel Carson
“America is now wholly given over to a d--d mob of scribbling women, and I should have no chance of success while the public taste is occupied with their trash - and should be ashamed of myself if I did succeed. What is the mystery of these innumerable editions of the Lamplighter, and other books neither better nor worse? - worse they could not be, and better they need not be, when they sell by 100,000.” IfsNeedsShouldBookAmericaGivenChanceMysteryTasteSucceedShould HaveSellsAshamedTrash Book:The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings Source: The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings
“Art is one of the few products that is almost a totally emotional buy. It is a mystery what contributes to a person's personal taste. However, being educated about the artist and his/her career may influence your decision regarding a purchase.” MayPersonsArtArtistDecisionCareersMysteryInfluenceEmotionalProductsTasteArt IsEducatedPersonal Taste Author:Ernest West Basden
“No one can understand my Mystery. The best you can do is to get immersed in it. It is no use your arguing about pros and cons; dive and know the depth; eat and know the taste.” KnowsUseCan DoMysteryTasteDepthArguingPros And Cons Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Speaking of opinions, the charming woman does not air hers very freely. The crude woman is eager to let you know what she thinks of every matter, person or object that bobs up. She comments on every passing item - even in public, as you may have noticed. Not only is it bad taste for her to be so desperately interested in her own reactions and opinions - but she throws away the precious aura of reserve and mystery that makes a woman attractive.” ThinkingKnowsMayPersonsDoeMatterOpinionAirMysteryObjectsTasteReactionsPassingPassingsAttractiveCommentBobReservesCharmingItemsCrudeAurasBad TasteCharming Woman Author:Margery Wilson
“There's way too much wonder and mystery all around us to not stay open to more that's going on here. You can wake up, and sense and feel and taste and hear a whole world right here within this one, right here in this breath you're about to take.” WorldWayFeelsWholeWonderToo MuchMysteryTasteWake UpBreathsWhole WorldWonder And Mystery Author:Rob Bell
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.” WayLifeHeartMomentsPainLastsSpiritualGraceMysteryKeysHolyTasteSmellAnalysisExcitementBoredomGladness Author:Frederick Buechner