My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.
—Warsan Shire (via greaterthanexpected)
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—I Wasn't Born To Follow
One who tries to stand on tiptoe cannot stand still. One who stretches his legs too far cannot walk. One who advertises himself too much is ignored. One who advertises himself too much is ignored. One who is too insistent on his own view finds few to agree with him. One who claims too much credit does not get even what he deserves. One who is too proud is soon humiliated. These are condemned as extremes of greediness and self-destructive activity. Therefore, one who acts naturally avoids such extremes.
Those who know do not speak;
Those who speak do not know.
Stop your senses: Let sharp things be blunted,
Tangles resolved, The light tempered
And turmoil subdued;
For this mystic unity in which the wise man is moved
Neither by affection,
Nor yet be estrangement
Or profit or loss
Or honor or shame.
Accordingly, by all the world,
He is held highest.
Lao Tzu in The Way of Life: Tao Te Ching
Song: “I Wasn’t Born to Follow” by Beth Orton
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Be humble, for you are made of earth.
Be noble, for you are made of stars
—Serbian Proverb (via greaterthanexpected)
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The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life.
—Vasudev (via youngfolksociety)
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Attention is what creates value. Artworks are made as well by how people interact with them — and therefore by what quality of interaction they can inspire. So how do we assess an artist who we suspect is dreadful but who manages to inspire the right storm of attention, and whose audience seems to swoon in the appropriate way? We say, ‘Well done.’
The question is: ‘Is the act of getting attention a sufficient act for an artist? Or is that in fact the job description?’
Perhaps the art of the future will be indistinguishable.
—Music legend Brian Eno, born on May 15, 1948, considers the essence and currencies of art. (via explore-blog)
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