Tell me not in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem. Voices of the Night
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Quote:- Tell me something. Do you believe in God?'Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'What? Who still believes nowadays?''It isn't that simple. I don't mean the traditional God of Earth religion. I'm no expert in the history of religions, and perhaps this is nothing new--do you happen to know if there was ever a belief in an...imperfect God?''What do you mean by imperfect?' Snow frowned. 'In a way all the gods of the old religions were imperfect, considered that their attributes were amplified human ones. The God of the Old Testament, for instance, required humble submission and sacrifices, and and was jealous of other gods. The Greek gods had fits of sulks and family quarrels, and they were just as imperfect as mortals...''No,' I interrupted. 'I'm not thinking of a god whose imperfection arises out of the candor of his human creators, but one whose imperfection represents his essential characteristic: a god limited in his omniscience and power, fallible, incapable of foreseeing the consequences of his acts, and creating things that lead to horror. He is a...sick god, whose ambitions exceed his powers and who does not realize it at first. A god who has created clocks, but not the time they measure. He has created systems or mechanisms that serves specific ends but have now overstepped and betrayed them. And he has created eternity, which was to have measured his power, and which measures his unending defeat.'Snow hesitated, but his attitude no longer showed any of the wary reserve of recent weeks:'There was Manicheanism...''Nothing at all to do with the principles of Good and Evil,' I broke in immediately. 'This god has no existence outside of matter. He would like to free himself from matter, but he cannot...'Snow pondered for a while:'I don't know of any religion that answers your description. That kind of religion has never been...necessary. If i understand you, and I'm afraid I do, what you have in mind is an evolving god, who develops in the course of time, grows, and keeps increasing in power while remaining aware of his powerlessness. For your god, the divine condition is a situation without a goal. And understanding that, he despairs. But isn't this despairing god of yours mankind, Kelvin? Is it man you are talking about, and that is a fallacy, not just philosophically but also mystically speaking.'I kept on:'No, it's nothing to do with man. man may correspond to my provisional definition from some point of view, but that is because the definition has a lot of gaps. Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him. Man can serve is age or rebel against it, but the target of his cooperation or rebellion comes to him from outside. If there was only a since human being in existence, he would apparently be able to attempt the experiment of creating his own goals in complete freedom--apparently, because a man not brought up among other human beings cannot become a man. And the being--the being I have in mind--cannot exist in the plural, you see? ...Perhaps he has already been born somewhere, in some corner of the galaxy, and soon he will have some childish enthusiasm that will set him putting out one star and lighting another. We will notice him after a while...''We already have,' Snow said sarcastically. 'Novas and supernovas. According to you they are candles on his altar.''If you're going to take what I say literally...'...Snow asked abruptly:'What gave you this idea of an imperfect god?''I don't know. It seems quite feasible to me. That is the only god I could imagine believing in, a god whose passion is not a redemption, who saves nothing, fulfills no purpose--a god who simply is.
Solaris
Author:- Stanisław Lem
Category:- philosophy,science,time
Quote:- Tell me there is still good in the world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us.
Champion
Author:- Marie Lu
Category:- hope
Quote:- Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.
Author:- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Category:- science
Quote:- Tell me what’s the differencebetween hope and waitingbecause my heart doesn’t knowIt constantly cuts itself on the glass of waitingIt constantly gets lost in the fog of hope
Author:- Anna Kamienska
Category:- hope
Quote:- Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are.
Author:- Andre Breton
Category:- Relationships
Quote:- Tell me your sad story that eating you alive, I promise to be silent only God will read it and sort it for you.
Author:- Nozipho N.Maphumulo
Category:- science,motivational
Quote:- Tell me your thinking, and I’ll tell you what your life looks like.
The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success
Author:- Steve Backley
Category:- motivational
Quote:- Tell me, he said, "What is this thing about time? Why is it better to be late than early? People are always saying, we must wait, we must wait. what are they waiting for?""Well […] I guess people wait in order to make sure of what they feel.""And when you have waited—-has it made you sure?
Giovanni's Room
Author:- James Baldwin
Category:- time
Quote:- Tell me, if you can replicate any two days?
Author:- Lailah Gifty Akita
Category:- motivational
Quote:- Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art?
Prince of Thorns
Author:- Mark Lawrence
Category:- science
Quote:- Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Author:- Mary Oliver
Category:- poetry
Quote:- Tell me..how do you stand there?filling the doorway....of my life.
A touch, a tear, a tempest
Author:- Sanober Khan
Category:- poetry,Love
Quote:- tell meof something fiercer than the love with which i gaze upon youof something softer than the tendernesswith which i hold you.
Author:- Sanober Khan
Category:- poetry
Quote:- Tell them a lie big enough, they'll worship you as a sage. Tell them a truth big enough and they'll mock you.
Author:- Abhijit Naskar
Category:- inspiration,philosophy
Quote:- Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks ofmen. Tell them how could you ever even hope to love what you can'tgrab onto.
Girl with Curious Hair
Author:- David Foster Wallace
Category:- Relationships
Quote:- Tell your heart to keep beating and stand strong, and eventually you will bounce back to see colour in the world.
Don't Just Fly, SOAR: The Inspiration and tools you need to rise above adversity and create a life by design
Author:- Kelly Markey
Category:- motivational
Quote:- Tell yourself this: I am a conqueror. I am a detour slayer, and my goals and dreams don't exist in a vacuum. Every bit of my life is preparing me for something better, something greater.
Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons to Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity, and Happiness
Author:- Keisha Blair
Category:- Life