#ten

As long as there have been men and they have lived, they have all felt this tragic ambiguity of their condition, but as long as there have been philosophers and they have thought, most of them have tried to mask it. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#existentialism #philosophers #men

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false. ↗

— Richard Cecil

#attention #beautiful #best #convinced #dwell

Scopul existenței fiecărui individ este plăcerea și cine o contestă ori e ipocrit, ori imbecil. ↗

— Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu

#individuals #men #purpose #men

Let me start by saying that I do not enjoy nor relish the partisan role of attack dog. I never found any fun in that. I don't think it's constructive. I don't intend to become that here in the Senate. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#attack #become #constructive #dog #enjoy

Hornblower worked as hard to conceal his human weaknesses as some men worked to conceal ignoble birth. ↗

— C.S. Forester

#horatio-hornblower #hornblower #lieutenant-hornblower #men

Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment. ↗

— Dimebag Darrell

#experiment #get #i #i think #musicians

Life never goes according to plan. That's okay, because often our plans are much smaller than life intends. Probably EASIER, but smaller. ↗

— Stacey T. Hunt

#body #easy #humor #inspirational #intends

The most overrated ingredients are garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. With garlic, it's personal; I have never been that big of a fan of its flavor. As for extra-virgin olive oil, I do use it quite often but its ubiquity serves to overshadow many wonderful oils like pistachio, walnut, argan and even grapeseed. ↗

— Lela Rose

#big #even #fan #flavor #garlic

A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art. ↗

— Charles Rosen

#also #art #attention #carefully #classical

May you hear the voice of wisdom. Listening, may you act with trust. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#healing #inner-guidance #inspiration #listening #wisdom