#descend

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

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Your descendants shall gather your fruits. ↗

— Virgil

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Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone. ↗

— R. D. Laing

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The blessings we evoke for another descend upon ourselves. ↗

— Edmund Gibson

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If our future generations were much wilier than us, then it might be them who have led us all this time, to make decisions which fit to their pre-existence, left us live in the world of uncertainty or by faith. ↗

— Toba Beta

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Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. ↗

— John Updike

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Ambition aspires to descend. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#aspires #descend

Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I actually lost my journal during that time, oddly enough. I literally couldn't hold on to anything. ↗

— Michelle Williams

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Everybody that loves Nancy loves it in a slightly condescending way. Nancy is comics reduced to their most elemental level. ↗

— Bill Griffith

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