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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun. ~George Scialabba



What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it. ~Ezra Pound



Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. ~Edmund Burke



You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~Mark Twain



Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." And then do it. ~Duane Michals, "More Joy of Photography"



It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau



Each man carries within him the soul of a poet who died young. ~Sainte-Beuve, Portraits littéraires, 1862

21 comments:

Japa said...

Always beautiful words of wisdom photos.

dianasfaria.com said...

Thoreau is so right about that!
& I love your big water fall, beautiful!

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

Sylvia,. your shots are veryv ery special Love it everything here, dear

Have a nice weekend

Congratulations for the photos.
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Lee Spangler said...

I liiked the Thoreau quote but would add "it's what you do about it, that matters. I wear often a Thoreau t-shirt I bought at Walden Pond two yrs ago, quite the place to think, but boy times have change. I think there is a traffic light between his spot on the pond and his folks house!

chrome3d said...

Wouldn´t it be interesting to jump off that high building? It probably would be, but it would last only 10 seconds so I won´t do it. Sorry!:-)

Grayquill said...

Nice post - beautiful pictures.

abb said...

The rose...I love the rose. And always Thoreau.

Anonymous said...

All of these quotes and photos are wonderful.

I think a part of us is having fun experiencing life even if we happen to be suffering. To just feel something in general seems to be a goal in life.

Its so fun to go deeper and deeper as we become more comfortable exploring new perspectives and ways of seeing the same event.

If we repress that which we experience, we are refusing to see ourselves in the mirror.

Mark Twain Rings a High Bell.

If something attracts our attention in the slightest, then we owe it to Life to communicate with it. The urge was a telepathic message in its self.

We can certainly see ourselves whereever we place our attention towards.

But we can learn to resserect the poet to a state of living again too. There are two sides to the coin.

Guy D said...

Wow these are incredible Sylvia, I am in awe.

All the best
Guy
Regina In Pictures

Joy said...

These quotes are especially meaningful!

joo said...

You have fabulous set of photos here - couldn't chose which I like the most!
Have a great weekend:)

Kay said...

Oh Wow! That ruffly rose is just fabulous!

Pearl Maple said...

Sylvia, beautiful collection of images and words to match. Thank you for sharing with us.

Sujatha Bagal said...

The Samuel Ullman quote about the wrinkled soul gave me goosebumps! How true!

I've seen rainbow pockets, little round balls of rainbow (and only in the US), but none so colorful like the one below. So beautiful!

Kavita Saharia said...

A lovely bouquet of quotes ...you are a brilliant photographer.

duopastorale said...

Cool shots and I like the 'reading' quote :)

Judy said...

It's Not What You Look at That Matters, It's What You See. I just love that quote. Awesome photos as usual. Have a great weekend.

Viola said...

Such lovely photos and sayings! I just love the waterfalls! :)

Great Grandma Lin said...

good photos and beautiful photos. food for thought.

Susan at Stony River said...

Thoreau was such a gift to the world. Your photos are amazing each and every day Sylvia, and the quotes you find keep me going! Thanks!

storyteller said...

Wonderful as always! Love the first quote especially ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

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