Source: The Dark Tower
“As it has long been and shall be, not ever, I think, will unfathomable time be emptied of either.”
Empedocles book On Nature
This quote refers to Love and Strife, the fundamental opposing and ordering forces in Empedocles' model of the cosmos.
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On Nature
“What a long strange trip it's been.”
Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) American musician and member of the Grateful Dead
“Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago, long, long ago.”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839) English poet, songwriter, dramatist, and writer
Long, long ago, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“The road to you is long, and I've been on it for a while.”
Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor
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Listener Supported (1999)
Budd Hopkins (1931–2011) American UFO researcher, painter and sculptor
Hopkins, Budd. "The Hopkins Image Recognition Test (HIRT) for Children." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press. p. 134.
Charles Sumner (1811–1874) American abolitionist and politician
As quoted in "First African American Senator" http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htm, United States Senate
Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) Japanese martial artist, writer, artist
Go Rin No Sho (1645), The Wind Book
Context: It is difficult for these people to cut the enemy when at close quarters because of the length of the long sword. The blade path is large so the long sword is an encumbrance, and they are at a disadvantage compared to the man armed with a short companion sword.
From olden times it has been said: "Great and small go together." So do not unconditionally dislike extra-long swords. What I dislike is the inclination towards the long sword. If we consider large-scale strategy, we can think of large forces in terms of long swords, and small forces as short swords. Cannot few men give battle against many? There are many instances of few men overcoming many.
