The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. King James Bible
Les mer»Fra og med et visst punkt er det ingen vei tilbake. Dette punktet må nås. Aforismer
Les mer»The Tao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and in our employment of it we must be on our guard against all fullness. How deep and unfathomable it is, as if it were the Honoured Ancestor of all things! We should blunt our sharp points, and unravel the complications of things; we should attempt […]
Les mer»Many brave men lived before Agamemnon’s time; but they are all, unmourned and unknown, covered by the long night, because they lack their sacred poet. Horace Odes bk. 4
Les mer»Make me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy Spirit from me. O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit. Psalm 51, v. 10
Les mer»Jag läser inga manuskript och inga trycksaker, behöver inga klipp ur tidningar, är inte interesserad av några tidskrifter, önskar inga recensionsexemplar och skickar inga, anmäler inga böcker, utan kastar dem, bedömer inga nya begåvningar, lämnar inga autografer, önskar inte bli omtalad och inte nämnd, inte omtyckt, rekommenderat eller spridd, värken uppförd eller uppläst, inte förekomma […]
Les mer»Bare vårt tidsbegrep gjør at vi kan kalle det den ytterste dag, egentlig er det en standrett. Aforismer
Les mer»Ennå leker jakthundene på gårdsplassen, men viltet unnslipper dem ikke, selv om det allerede jager gjennom skogene. Aforismer
Les mer»Always be drunk. That’s it! The great imperative! In order not to feel Time’s horrid fardel bruise your shoulders, grinding you into the earth, get drunk and stay that way. On what? On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever. But get drunk. And if you sometimes happen to wake up on the porches of a palace, in […]
Les mer»An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. Edmund Burke , speech 5. May 1789, Speeches… Trial of Warren Hastings.
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