Sesostris Ii Quotes & Sayings

The pursuit of dreams comes with a cost. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A world created by observation evokes insight, hence affection, for we see the hunger and fear of all beings. Life becomes a performance on a stage (ranga-bhoomi) aimed to nourish and comfort the other, while deriving nourishment and comfort from their delight. Krishna's performance (leela) leads to him being worshipped as Ranga-natha, lord of the stage. He never judges, so he sees no one as a victim. This is how he begins The Gita: — Devdutt Pattanaik

Freedom, sir," I began unceremoniously, without greeting or inquiry, "freedom is the biggest thing for man. Nothing can be compared to it - nothing at all!" Surprised at my outburst, my master looked up at me in silence. "One can understand nothing from books," I went on. "We read in the scriptures that our desires are bonds, fettering us as well as others. But such words, by themselves, are so empty. It is only when we get to the point of letting the bird out of its cage that we can realize how free the bird has set us. Whatever we cage, shackles us with desire whose bonds are stronger than those of iron chains. I tell you, sir, this is just what the world has failed to understand. They all seek to reform something outside themselves. But reform is wanted only in one's own desires, nowhere else, nowhere else! — Rabindranath Tagore

It seems to me the charm of etching is the glimmering through of the white paper even in the shadows so that almost everything sparkles or suggest sparkles. — Samuel Palmer

Surveillance changes history. We know this through examples of corrupt presidents like Nixon. — Mikko Hypponen

Do not kick a man when he is down or he might never get up. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Maura (fucking witch ass bitch Mussolini Al Qaeda darth vader non-entity) — John Green

Art is the sensuous presentation of ideas. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Every time you make a movie you have to confront your fears. — Zac Efron

Whatever is sought for can be caught, you know, whatever is neglected slips away. — Sophocles