July 2011
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“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.”
– Thomas Szasz
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It ain't too late, you know.
Yes it is. It’s never too late. You just need to make up your mind. It’s done made up. Well unmake it. Start again. Two months ago I’d of agreed with you. Now I know better. There’s some things you dont decide. Decidin had nothin to do with it.
“Only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the...”
– Paul Auster
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.只頼め頼めと露のこぼれけり
simply trust! trust! dewdrops spilling down
- Kobayashi Issa, 1814
“The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
– Chinese proverb (via simhanada, mnmal)
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“Everyone in the world knows that when the beautiful strives to be beautiful, it...”
– The Daodejing of Laozi
“A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of...”
– Albert Camus
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.蝿一つ打ては山を見たりけり
swatting a fly looking at a mountain
- Kobayashi Issa, 1803
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The Lonesome Independence Day Of Kobayashi, Eater... →
On a May evening, in a cramped biergarten behind a German restaurant off the Bowery in Manhattan, Takeru Kobayashi sat down to a plate of Rheinischer Sauerbraten mit Kartoffelklößen und Rutkraut. First, he produced a small camera and began photographing the sauerbraten for his blog, where he catalogs his personal gustatory experiences. He was dressed in yellow pants, a summer scarf, and a...
Inspire me.
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“Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.”
– Jean de la Bruyere 