People, too.
Olive trees and Iris will survive in harsh conditions, but they will thrive in good conditions.
Bon mots
When the cap fits
I’ve always found it useful, in evaluating politicians, male and female, to see if I can picture them wearing a Nazi SS uniform.
Or an unhappy place
Is there a happy place between being too original and being not original enough?
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Or the same you in a different setting
If you were born in a different time, a different place, would you be a different you?
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Qualification
Has there ever been a great male artist, or great male writer, who wasn’t a great misogynist?
Within you, without you.
When I look back in history I distinguish between times when I was alive and times before I was born.There seems a difference in the quality of the world when you are in it.
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Destiny
A snake, after spending all winter in boring hibernation welcomes the Sun and warm ground of Winter only to be smashed on the road by a car.
But not for long
An eagle circling on the morning air, waiting to bring to one rabbit the ultimate wake up call.
Eyes left
When we look at old family photographs of ourselves when young we focus on the obvious, the externals – our height, our hair styles, our clothing, our bicycle, our friends and family and pets. But these are just externals that tell us little of times past. Look at your eyes in the photos, look into
Out of body experience
When you are young your mind and body are inseparable, the latter just a machine which, without having to think about it, carries out the mind’s wishes. The two are fused together, moving through life as a single unit, a horse and carriage. When we are old the mind and body separate from each other,
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