#life

Entre más recordamos, más cerca estamos de la muerte. ↗

— Rafael Pérez Gay

#memory #philosophy #life

In Galapagos, as elsewhere, things of the mind, including intellectual ramifications from evolutionary theory, and things of the spirit, like the feeling one gets from a Queen Anne’s lace of stars in the moonless Galapagean sky, struggle toward accommodation with an elementary desire for material comfort…because so many regard this archipelago as preeminently a terrain of the mind and spirit, a locus of biological thought and psychological rejuvenation. The sheer strength of Darwin’s insight into the development of biological life gently urges a visitor to be more than usually observant here- to notice, say, that while the thirteen Galapagean finches are all roughly the same hue, it is possible to separate them according to marked differences in the shapes of their bills and feeding habits. ↗

— Barry Lopez

#evolution #mystery #nature #spirit #wisdom

What's the rush? Recognise that with the time at our disposal, there is only a limited number of good books you can read, a few really good movies worth seeing, and a finite number of hours, days, years to enjoy them! ↗

— Ken Puddicombe

#life-lessons #life

My favorite quote in the world is this one. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#humorous-quotes #quotes #quotes-i-love #quotes-that-make-sense #quotes-to-define-my-life

He did not care about titles and was proud to be a farmer beyond all else. ↗

— Tsuneichi Miyamoto

#history #japan #life

It's those little tiny things that really make up the picture. So, my happiness doesn't come from money or fame, My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle. ↗

— Nikki Minaj

#life

Thomas looked around and tried not to let his duty turn him bitter. These were good men, and he would not leave them behind. He had chosen this, an unselfish life. ↗

— Jessica Fortunato

#platoon #soldier #war #life

The witness of solid moral character to a righteous way of life must never be underestimated. ↗

— Arthur F. Holmes

#example #morality #life

Die Prophezeiung muss grauenvoll gewesen sein", sagte Arina, um nach einer Weile hinzuzufügen. "Die Zeiten damals waren sehr schwer." "Leichte Zeiten gibt es nicht", stellte Fan klar. ↗

— Sergei Lukyanenko

#life

I want him to tell my why, but he doesn't say anything. It seems possible that Matthew is gay and possible that he isn't; possible that he is just a little more afraid than the rest of us and possible that he is much more; it even seems possible that what he has with Dena is bigger or deeper or more important than anything else is to him. I don't know, But i no longer believe, as I did that last afternoon at the lake, that my many, many flaws are what prevented Matthew from wanting a life with me. It seems more likely that it is his flaw that he can't or won't love anyone-- and that he is indiscriminate in his unlove. ↗

— Melissa Bank

#life