#ang

Now all the knowledge and wisdom that is in creatures, whether angels or men, is nothing else but a participation of that one eternal, immutable and increased wisdom of God. ↗

— Ralph Cudworth

#creatures #else #eternal #god #immutable

A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#glory #triumph #victory #without

Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your fingers, the soft inner part of the peel. The smell. Try and you can't. The brain doesn't process negatives. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#down #fingers #imagining #inner #juice

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#danger #glory #triumph #without

Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#chinese #experiences #had #i #interesting

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about by yourself. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#bring #bringing #changes #fate #life

I didn't like anything about myself - my looks, my personality. I was very, very angry. ↗

— Marion Cotillard

#angry #anything #i #like #looks

Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange. ↗

— Nadia Giosia

#cook #counter #decorate #duck #granite

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#current #era #helping #historical #history

If you don't change, then what's the point of anything happening to you? ↗

— Doug Coupland

#change #happening #point #then #you