January 2011
“I wish I could make you see how much fuller the life I offer you is than...”
– The Razor’s Edge, W. Somerset Maugham (via sssevy)
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“This is precisely the nature of belief, for continually present as the nullified...”
– Kierkegaard 1985, 81.
(via fuckyeahexistentialism)
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“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something...”
– Franz Kafka (via segmentsofsoul)
“Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.”
– Italian Proverb (via magicdoeshappen)
“My worst habit is I get so tired of winter
I become a torture to those I’m...”
– Rumi
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“Love said to me, there is nothing that is not me.
Be silent.”
– Rumi (via comeseeinsidemybones)
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Treasures from the Silk Road: Turkic Folklore →
silkroadtreasures:
Nasreddin Hoja, a satirical Sufi figure (famous for his turban) who is believed to have lived during the Middle Ages (around 13th century), is famous throughout the breadth of the Ottoman empire (and beyond, from Bulgaria to China) for his funny stories and anecdotes that sought to combat…
The South
themagiclantern:
To have watched from one of your patios the ancient stars, from the bench of shadow to have watched those scattered lights that my ignorance has learned no names for nor their places in constellations, to have heard the note of water in the cistern, known the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle, the silence of the sleeping bird, the arch of the entrance, the damp –these things...
