Contentus Latin Quotes & Sayings

A bit of a blurred vision of a better world. Much of an organizer's daily work is detail, repetitive and deadly in its monotony. In the totality of things he is engaged in one small bit. It is as though as an artist he is painting a tiny leaf. It is inevitable that sooner or later he will react with "What am I doing spending my whole life just painting one little leaf? The hell with it, I quit." What keeps him going is a blurred vision of a great mural where other artists - organizers - are painting their bits, and each piece is essential to the total. — Saul D. Alinsky

When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with. — Anais Nin

Petroc Trelawney looked as pleased as a pebble can look, which was pretty much the same as he had looked before. — Angie Sage

Next I must tell about the machine of Ctesibius, which raises water to a height. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

I know I'm only borrowing it. I know I have to give Summer back to you. Just as you, have to give Winter, back to me. — Pleasefindthis

He was happy enough to stay in this jumbled, lively place where the drinks were cheap and the band was loud and he could feel the inner peace that comes from knowing that all your clothes are new and perfectly fitted. — Richard Yates