Magha quotes

“A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.”
-- Magha

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“Two sources of success are known: wisdom and effort; make them both thine own, if thou wouldst haply rise.”
-- Magha

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“A subtle-witted man is like an arrow, which, rending little surface, enters deeply, but they whose minds are dull resemble stones dashing with clumsy force, but never piercing.”
-- Magha

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“That energy which veils itself in mildness is most effective of its object.”
-- Magha

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“The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.”
-- Magha

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“The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.”

“The fighter (like the writer) must stand alone. If he loses he cannot call an executive conference and throw off on a vice president or the assistant sales manager. He is consequently resented by fractional characters who cannot live outside an organization.”

Source : A. J. Liebling (2014). “The Sweet Science”, p.5, Macmillan

“I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.”

“He (Jeremy Clarkson) is the last man standing on the beach commanding the glaciers' melt waters to go back”

“I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers

“Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.62

“Sun and wind and beat of sea, Great lands stretching endlessly... Where be bonds to bind the free? All the world was made for me!”

Source : Adelaide Crapsey, “Adventure”

“The oldOld winds that blewWhen chaos was, what doThey tell the clattered trees that IShould weep?”

“Once the renewable infrastructure is built, the fuel is free forever. Unlike carbon-based fuels, the wind and the sun and the earth itself provide fuel that is free, in amounts that are effectively limitless.”

“I don't know where this Arctic wind has come from but it's freezing!”