#sages

The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers... but in the number of passages that have really taken root in younger minds. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

#corner #current #found #his #merely

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. ↗

— Shmuel Y. Agnon

#blessed #blessing #enjoy #memory #must

Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored. ↗

— John Berger

#chain #dogs #must #never #sausages

People are hungry for messages of hope and life. ↗

— Morgan Brittany

#hungry #life #messages #people

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received. ↗

— John le Carre

#always #cleanly #communicate #concern #directly

When sages commend excess, Desire is sick. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#desire #excess #sages #sick

I send messages to the White House continuously. ↗

— Mario Diaz-Balart

#house #i #messages #send #white

I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me what my music means to them and what it has done to them. ↗

— Jason Derulo

#get #how #i #impact #learned