Edensor Cafe Quotes & Sayings

When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world. — Robert Henri

The great difficulty with large canvases is that they should by right be painted as fast as a sketch. By speed only can you gain an appearance of fleeting effect. But to paint a three yard canvas with the same dispatch as one of ten inches is well-nigh impossible. — Joaquin Sorolla

Any human being who accepts the help of another, knows that good will is the giver's only motive and that good will is the payment he owes in return. — Ayn Rand

The Philosopher's Motto: I came, I saw, I pondered! — Greg Curtis

The yogi should meditate on a firm seat, one that is clean - untainted by dirt or unspiritual vibrations of others. The thought or life force emanating from an individual saturates the objects he uses and his dwelling. — Paramahansa Yogananda

We listen to the inexhaustible chant of the sea within us, as it rises and falls in our heads, like the approach and retreat of the strange desire we have for heaven, for love, and all that we cannot touch with our hands. — Jean-Michel Maulpoix

Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup. — Gautama Buddha

Tarts and tadpoles!...The boy is still alive! — L. Frank Baum

In the future, when Joss Whedon and I are best friends and hanging out together in my tree fort, I hope Neil Gaiman comes over too. — Patrick Rothfuss