Emerald Tablet Quotes & Sayings

In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literature of alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on the surface of an emerald. It's the Emerald Tablet, — Paulo Coelho

The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors' theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances. — Kevin Spacey

Running a race assigns a point to a sport that often feels very pointless. It's an exuberant payoff to months of tedium. It's a way of crafting an end boss for a particularly cumbersome video game. It's a fun, monstrous reason to keep putting one foot in front of the other. So, do yourself a favor: go build a monster. — Matthew Inman

Political science came into being as alchemy was being discredited, although history has since proved that alchemy had a better record. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Life should be used to fulfill the purposes of the Kingdom — Sunday Adelaja

I was a lot better at starting stories than I was at finishing them. — George R R Martin

One of the great Sufis said: 'A saint is a saint unless he knows that he is one. — Idries Shah

Only in the first hour of the night can I become human, while the male dove is busy with the twelve dead.'
Black Book 2 — C. G. Jung

Bearing our cross does not mean wearing gunny sacks and long faces. Some people ... wear the look of a martyr every time they hear criticism. Sometimes we deserve the criticism we receive; however, we are blessed only when men speak evil against us falsely for Christ's sake. — Billy Graham

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom. — Esther Dyson

India is such a hospitable country. — Daria Werbowy

My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep into it. — Rosanne Cash

Lester was the obvious choice for pastor, I guess, since he'd sired half the congregation. — Sam Torode

As above, so below. As within, so without. - The Emerald Tablet, circa 3000 BC — Rhonda Byrne

The only people who never fail are those who never try. — Ilka Chase