“A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.”
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Lewis Mumford75
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology,… 1895–1990Related quotes
“Give me to die unwitting of the day,
And stricken in Life's brave heat, with senses clear!”
Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833–1908) American poet, critic, and essayist
"Mors Benefica".
“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Hans Arp (1886–1966) Alsatian, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist
quote in Arp on Arp: poems, essays, memories, Viking, 1972, p. 231
Attributed from posthumous publications
Context: Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation.... tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding, and trilling bolster his ego. His anxiety subsides. His inhuman void spreads monstrously like a gray vegetation.
“Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.”
A.A. Milne (1882–1956) British author
Francois Villon book Le Testament
Mes jours s'en sont allez errant.
Alternative translation: My days are gone a-wandering.
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 217.
“I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Rāmabhadrācārya (1950) Hindu religious leader
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Paṭhyatāṃ bhṛṅgadūtaṃ ca bhṛṅgadūtaṃ pragīyatām ।
cintyatāṃ bhṛṅgadūtaṃ ca rāmabhaktairdivāniśam ॥