When I stand and
When I stand and contemplate my fate and see the path along which you have led me, I reach my end, for artless I surrendered to one who is my undoing and my end. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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When I stand and contemplate my fate and see the path along which you have led me, I reach my end, for artless I surrendered to one who is my undoing and my end. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The first thing, the very very first thing, Find out what your greatest characteristic is, your greatest undoing, your central characteristic of unconsciousness. Each one’s is different. Somebody is sex-obsessed. In a country like India, where for centuries sex has been repressed, that has become almost a universal characteristic; everybody is obsessed with sex. Somebody … Read more
It is almost a guarantee that in the pursuit of security you will become more insecure. Inherent in the quest for security is its undoing. Eve Ensler
That glittering hope is immemorial and beckons many men to their undoing. Euripides
Once you base your whole life striving on a desperate lie, and try to implement that lie, you instrument your own undoing. Ernest Becker
Your body’s ability to function as a clean and efficient channel is limited by stiffness, lack of strength, and lack of endurance. Your mind’s ability is limited by the way it thinks about itself, by the way you think about you. The process of yoga is one of undoing the obstructions and limitations in your … Read more
She can’t afford to commit more troops,’ Holly whispered. ‘The gate is her priority, and she needs to have as many Berserkers watching her back as possible. We are secondary at this point.’ ‘That will be her undoing,’ Artemis gasped, already suffering under the weight of the flak jacket. ‘Artemis Fowl will never be secondary.’ … Read more
It seems to me that life is always undoing for us something that we have just laboriously done. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing. Elbert Hubbard
Now are the days, of humblest prayer, When consciences to God lie bare, And mercy most delights to spare. Oh hearken when we cry. Now is the season, wisely long, Of sadder thought and graver song, When ailing souls grow well and strong. Oh hearken when we cry. The feast of penance! Oh so bright, … Read more