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Letter "S" » shut
«I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your fuckin' mouth.»
«It is one thing putting away the past, and quite another to tape its mouth shut»
«It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.»
Author: Patrick Henry
(
Lawyer)
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About:
Hope,
Illusion,
Mankind
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Keywords:
Against A,
anguish,
anguished,
anguishes,
apt,
beasts,
cost,
illusions,
indulge,
indulges,
painful,
provide,
provide for,
shut,
siren,
Sirens,
song,
The Song of,
The Whole Truth,
transforms
«I shut my eyes in order to see.»
«It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.»
«Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.»
Author: Saskya Pandita
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Keywords:
Avoiding,
birds,
cage,
cage in,
danger,
fly,
flying bird,
freely,
misfortune,
parrot,
parrots,
shut,
shut up,
speech,
talkative,
talking,
The Cage
«If you want to save face, keep the lower half shut»
«Our demons are out own limitations, which shut us off from the realization of the ubiquity of the spirit...each of these demons is conquered in a vision quest.»
Author: Joseph Campbell
(
Author,
Editor,
Philosopher,
Teacher)
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Keywords:
conquered,
demons,
limitations,
quest,
questing,
quest after,
realization,
realizations,
shut,
shut off,
The Demon,
The Spirit,
ubiquity,
vision
«It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.»
Author: Mark Twain
(
Humorist,
Lecturer,
Writer)
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Keywords:
appear,
doubt,
keep open,
mouth,
open,
remove,
shut,
shutting,
shut in,
stupid
«Never miss a chance to shut up»