People used to play with toys.Now the toys play with them.
Idries Shah, Reflections.
“The existence of relative truth does not prove the non-existence of universal truth.”
“Almost every day I am reminded of Saadi's reflection that there is no senseless tyranny like that of subordinates.”
“Causes: As important a fact as any individual cause on earth is the vital incapacity of the human individual to distinguish between genuine cause and one which is foisted upon him by pressure, envi...”
“You say that this society will come to an end, because societies always have done so. I wonder whether they have ended because they were not really societies at all.”
“Presence and AbsenceA certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence: I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.”
“EXPECTATION If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.”
“When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.”
“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
“All of us lived life when sex was the farthest thing from our minds. Try to remember the careless freedom of play, basking in the beingness of others. As adults, responsibilities and obligations ca...”
“Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.”
“when you're a kid, they tell you that it's what's on the inside that counts. Looks don't matter . But that's not true. Guys like Phoebus in The Hunchback, or Dorian, or the old Kyle Kingsbury-- the...”
“Every concept of reality is all in our head, belief is what makes truth.”
“I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably cool.”