Wongdhen Quotes & Sayings

The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with want, to rally itself for a new and sterner struggle with error. — Friedrich Schiller

And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces - spaces you know can't ever be filled. — Bette Greene

There is a language older by far and deeper than words. It is the language of bodies, of body on body, wind on snow, rain on trees, wave on stone. It is the language of dream, gesture, symbol, memory. We have forgotten this language. We do not even remember that it exists ... — Derrick Jensen

We are the storytelling animal. — Salman Rushdie

In a way, the more techniques you apply, the less important the ingredients are. It shouldn't be that way, but you can get away with it. But if you're highlighting this astounding artichoke, it's got to be an astounding artichoke. — Michael Pollan

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt. — George Herbert

A fair vision had welcomed him in this land of disease. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I suggest Substituting Inedible Nurturance, or SIN. Don't replace overeating with virtuous work or exercise; instead, make a list of things you love, from watching TV to hanging out with favorite people. — Martha Beck

Help the world in any way that you want to. I have found that the more light you give and spread, the more you will evolve. — Frederick Lenz

Art gives us the illusion of liberation from the sordid business of being. — Fernando Pessoa

(Dune's Frank) Herbert made religion the inescapable instrument of cultural change. — Joseph Bottum

Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore
"I'm easy; I'll eat anything"
can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society. — Jonathan Safran Foer