#fort

In order to make further progress, particularly in the field of cosmic rays, it will be necessary to apply all our resources and apparatus simultaneously and side-by-side; an effort which has not yet been made, or at least, only to a limited extent. ↗

— Victor Francis Hess

#apply #been #cosmic #cosmic rays #effort

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#cannot #communicate #communicated #find #fortified

Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or newspaper columns. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#because #columns #either #get #i

So love is rest? The cosy corner? The little nook? Sometimes it ought to be. Sometimes it is. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#love #love

Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves. ↗

— Maximilien Robespierre

#effort #equality #great #justice #love

My fortune-teller read my palm and said I would die young and unmarried, but that was before my hand got scarred. So as soon as that knife-wielding maniac gets out of jail, I’ll propose to her again. ↗

— Bauvard

#fortune #funny #humor #marriage #marriage

Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#comfort #gratitude #inspirational #mercy #peace

Prose Poems from my book SPAN OBSERVATION So, we may not be able to explain the world. Not exactly. But we can accept it, and love it. We can turn our faces to the light and examine the minutest details simply for the sake of it. We can live lives of joy and purpose. We are all part of one whole. Take comfort in this. Almost every one of us is capable of holding a cup to another’s lips without our hands shaking. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#comfort #cup #examine #hands #holding

Robin was disposed to feel desperately sorry for anyone with a less fortunate love life than her own – if desperate pity could describe the exquisite pleasure she actually felt at the thought of her own comparative paradise. ↗

— Robert Galbraith

#love-life #love

Be ready when your chance comes never fall back fight for your loved ones. ↗

— Nadair Desmar

#love