Day 145 – Oxford ways
“When you became a student at Oxford you realized both your own mortality, in the flow of this near-millennium of students, and also the small particle of immortality that attaches to you when you begin […]
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“When you became a student at Oxford you realized both your own mortality, in the flow of this near-millennium of students, and also the small particle of immortality that attaches to you when you begin […]
“The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
“What did the tree learn from the earth to be able to talk with the sky?” ~ Pablo Neruda
“Moss is inconceivably strong. Moss eats stone; scarcely anything, in return, eats moss. Moss dines upon boulders, slowly but devastatingly, in a meal that lasts for centuries. Given enough time, a colony of moss can […]
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient […]
“Sunset is a wonderful opportunity for us to appreciate all the great things the sun gives us!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” ~ Marilyn Monroe
“I love cloisters, which are the architectural equivalent of a theological concept: perfect freedom within set boundaries.” ~ Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
“Harry Potter set Dobby free!” “Least I could do, Dobby”, said Harry, grinning. “Just promise never to try and save my life again.” ~ J. K. Rowling
Most of the dandelions had changed from suns to moons. Vladimir Nabokov