#stones

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross. ↗

— Paracelsus

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Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

#humanness #love #our #work

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair. ↗

— Ronnie Spector

#british #guys #hair #i #just

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#collecting #committing #did #i #larger

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. ↗

— Saint Bernard

#find #learn #masters #more #never

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me. ↗

— Kublai Khan

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Remember that the most beautifull things in the world are the most useless. ↗

— John Ruskin

#the-stones-of-venice #beauty

An author is like a jeweller, with words as their gemstones and imagination the precious metals. ↗

— Steve Smy

#gemstones #imagination #jeweller #precious-metals #words

Sticks and stones build strong houses ↗

— Melody Carstairs

#sticks-and-stones #strength-of-character #inspirational