Pormenores Bispo Quotes & Sayings

I do not regret having braved public opinion, when I knew it was wrong and was sure it would be merciless. — Horace Greeley

But maybe in life, she thought later, there are not only moments of strangeness but moments of knowledge, which don't appear at the time as knowledge at all — Meg Wolitzer

I am too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener. — Ronnie Screwvala

The jurisdiction of a good man extends to the end of the world. — Terry Pratchett

All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life. — Rebecca West

What, then, is this blue sky, which certainly does exist, and which veils from us the stars during the day? — Camille Flammarion

I've laid my friends bare. — J.K. Rowling

Only the free mind knows what Love is. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Man is miserable this moment, happy the next. — Swami Vivekananda

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved by a true estimation of another's weakness, thousands have been destroyed by a false appreciation of their own strength. — Charles Caleb Colton

The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length. — Plutarch

During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes within the circle of monks, i think they might also be of use in our households and in our society.
The first practice is Face-to-Face-Sitting. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Nature is a mere pretext for a decorative composition, plus sentiment. It suggests emotion, and I translate that emotion into art. — Georges Braque

What's that mean?" Eddie asked. "I hate it when you start up with your Zen Buddhist shit, Roland." "It means I don't know," Roland said. "Who is this man Zen Buddhist? Is he wise like me?" Eddie looked at Roland for a long, long time before deciding the gunslinger was making one of his rare jokes. "Ah, get outta here ... — Stephen King