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"Sometimes things that appear completely irreconcilable and mutually exclusive serve a shared purpose that could not be achieved except through their contradiction."

"Thus it is said:The path into the light seems dark,the path forward seems to go back,the direct path seems long,true power seems weak,true purity seems tarnished,true steadfastness seems changeable,true clarity seems obscure,the greatest are seems unsophisticated,the greatest love seems indifferent,the greatest wisdom seems childish.The Tao is nowhere to be found.Yet it nourishes and completes all things."

"From "Wetness and Water"How does a part of the world leave the world?How can wetness leave water?Do not try to put out a fireby throwing on more fire.Do not wash a wound with blood.No matter how fast you run,your shadow more than keeps up.Sometimes it's in front.Only full, overhead sundiminishes your shadow.But that shadow has been serving you.What hurts you blesses you.Darkness is your candle.Your boundaries are your quest."

"Being here with him is safety; it's a cave, where we huddle together while the storm goes on outside. This is a delusion, of course. This room is one of the most dangerous places I could be."

"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"
Explore more quotes by Girdhar Joshi

"Spiritual learners too slowly graduate like students of normal education. If you are mentally elevated, you can grasp and appreciate complex teachings."

"Had the love been perennial, there won't have been murders of wives by husbands and murders of husbands by wives, who were lovers at a point of time."

"Fear is the worst enemy of sex. If a man is afraid of something, he will start losing interest in sex. And, eventually he may become impotent."

"The literature hardly helps. You remember it only when you are well, healthy, and in a positive state of mind. And you tend to blame your circumstances and people around you for the outcome of the follies you commit."

"In any relationship, frequent usage of two words is very important. They can change the course of destiny. These words are ' Thank You, and Sorry."

"If you have learnt enjoying life without purpose, like a flowing river, you have learnt the art of living."

"A woman has to ignite the spark. Rest the nature will take care. He will lose the match and you will win."

"Sometimes, you have to just act, act in the right earnest way, without bothering about the results."

"Passions cannot take wings in adversity, and adversities remain prevalent because of dormant passions."
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