Pliny the Elder How innocent, how happy, how truly delightful, even, would life be if we were to desire nothing but what is to be found upon the face of the earth: in a word, nothing but what is provided ready to our hands! – Pliny the Elder Delightful Quotes Desire Quotes Earth Quotes Hands Quotes Happy Quotes Innocent Quotes Life Quotes Ready Quotes Word Quotes We trace out all the veins of the earth, and yet, living upon it, undermined as it is beneath our feet, are astonished that it should occasionally cleave asunder or tremble: as though, forsooth, these signs could be any other than expressions of the indignation felt by our sacred parent! What is there more unruly than the sea, with its winds, its tornadoes, and its tempests? And yet in what department of her works has Nature been more seconded by the ingenuity of man than in this, by his inventions of sails and of oars?
Lawrence Durrell It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you’d do something else. – Lawrence Durrell
Gary Neville I developed a mechanism so that whatever mistakes I made, I would bounce straight back. Whatever was happening off the pitch, I could put it to one side and maintain my form. Call it mental resilience or a strong mind, but that is what we mean when we talk about experience in a football team. – Gary Neville
Asghar Farhadi For me, character comes from a specific condition or situation. I cannot really define a character outside that situation. – Asghar Farhadi
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