Here are todays quotes paired with art, because in this busy world, we rarely have time to reflect on the inner, the hidden, and the little known powerful aspects of our human condition.
"The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them."
~ Albert Einstein
"All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity."
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
“Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.”
~ Plato
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"Sorcerers say that true rebellion, and humanity’s only way out as a species, is to stage a revolution against their own stupidity. As you can understand, this is solitary work."
~ Carlos Castaneda
"It is high time that we realized that it is pointless to praise the light and preach it if nobody can see it. It is much more needful to preach the art of seeing."
~ Carl G. Jung
"The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves."
~ George Bernard Shaw
With love,
Doc