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“Wood may remain twenty years in the water, but it is still not a fish.”

Years May Stills Water Essence Twenties Fishes Woods

Book:Sister Light, Sister Dark

Source: Sister Light, Sister Dark

“We have no participation in Being, because all human nature is ever midway between being born and dying, giving off only a vague image and shadow of itself, and a weak and uncertain opinion. And if you chance to fix your thoughts on trying to grasp its essence, it would be neither more nor less than if your tried to clutch water.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Trying Humans Would Be Water Born Chance Opinion Dying Human Nature Shadow Weak Essence Thoughtful Uncertain Vague Participation Clutch Midway

Book:The Essays

Source: The Essays

“The real essence, the internal qualities, and constitution of even the meanest object, is hid from our view; something there is inevery drop of water, every grain of sand, which it is beyond the power of human understanding to fathom or comprehend. But it is evidentthat we are influenced by false principles to that degree as to mistrust our senses, and think we know nothing of those things which we perfectly comprehend.”

“I want you to learn the lesson of the lotus. This flower springs forth from muddy waters. It raises its delicate petals to the sun and perfumes the world while, at the same time, its roots cling to the elemental muck, the very essence of the mortal experience. Without that soil, the flower would wither and die.”

World Want Dies Water Sun Flower Lessons Spring Roots Essence Raises Mortals Soil Delicate I Want You Perfume Petals Muddy Elementals Lotuses

Author:Colleen Houck

“Writing an informative yet compact thriller is a lot like making maple sugar candy. You have to tap hundreds of trees - boil vats and vats of raw sap - evaporate the water - and keep boiling until you've distilled a tiny nugget that encapsulates the essence.”

Writing Water Tree Essence Tiny Sugar Candy Thrillers Sap Boiling Compact Informative Maple Nuggets Vat

Author:Dan Brown