#his

And if thought and emotion can persist in this way so long after the brain that sent them forth has crumpled into dust, how vitally important it must be to control their very birth in the heart, and guard them with the keenest possible restraint. ↗

— Algernon H. Blackwood

#birth #brain #control #dust #emotion

His imagination conceived and bore - worlds; but nothing in these worlds became alive until he discovered its true and living name. The name was the breath of life; and, sooner or later, he invariably found it. ↗

— Algernon H. Blackwood

#became #bore #breath #conceived #discovered

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction. ↗

— James Joyce

#allowed #child #coming #coming of age #father

There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down. ↗

— Paul Erdos

#first #forgets #his #man #second

When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff. ↗

— Joan Blades

#connection #deliver #experience #go #his way

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods. ↗

— Demosthenes

#apply #friends #gods #help #himself

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit. ↗

— Demosthenes

#cannot #conduct #his #man #mean

Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her. ↗

— Tony Blair

#goes #her #his #minor #nuclear

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country. ↗

— Anita Desai

#country #curious #history #how #india

In the early ages, I believe not much thought was given to what man is and what his real functions should be, and what is the real purpose of his life. ↗

— Morarji Desai

#believe #early #functions #given #his