It seems obvious, looking back, that the artists of Weimar Germany and Leninist Russia lived in a much more attenuated landscape of media than ours, and their reward was that they could still believe, in good faith and without bombast, that art could morally influence the world. Today, the idea has largely been dismissed, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Robert Hughes
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Quote for Today: W. Somerset Maugham
The man I am writing about is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. … Continue reading Quote for Today: W. Somerset Maugham
Quote for Today: John O’Donohue
Listen carefully to yourself. Listen to what you dislike, and you will find most of the imagery is what you have received and registered from other people. We ingest labels from others. -John O'Donohue Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Adelheid Manefeldt
That was the problem with ones actions. They would always remain ‘acted’. They always remained ‘being done’, and their influence on the world, whether small or big , would always be palpable. You couldn't refute the past. He would always remain liable for the consequences of his actions. Should anyone knock on his door … Continue reading Quote for Today: Adelheid Manefeldt
Quote for Today: Albert Camus
When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him; and you are torn by the thought of the unhappiness and night you cast, by the mere fact of … Continue reading Quote for Today: Albert Camus
Quote for Today: Henry Melvill
You live not for yourselves; you cannot live for yourselves; a thousand fibers connect you with your fellow-men, and along those fibers, as along sympathetic threads, run your actions as causes, and return to you as effects. --Henry Melvill, Golden Lectures for 1855. Often misattributed to Herman Melville. Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Ming-Dao Deng
The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power … Continue reading Quote for Today: Ming-Dao Deng
