Science is history arranged according to the superstition and taste of the moment. The vocabulary of scholars has no wit, no salt. These heavy tomes have no soul, they are filled with distress.
Blaise CendrarsRead
One's life, from being an exterior thing, grows inwards. Its intensity stays the same; and, d'you know, it's most mysterious, the corners in which the joy of living can sometimes hide away.
Interpretation
Life's true essence is often found within, revealing unexpected joys even in the smallest corners.
In this quote, Blaise Cendrars reflects on the nature of life, suggesting that while our experiences may seem outwardly focused, the true depth and richness of life are discovered when we turn our gaze inward. This inward journey can unveil hidden joys and mysteries that might otherwise go unnoticed, emphasizing that life's intensity remains constant regardless of external circumstances.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth, you could use this quote to illustrate the importance of introspection.
Science is history arranged according to the superstition and taste of the moment. The vocabulary of scholars has no wit, no salt. These heavy tomes have no soul, they are filled with distress.
My poor life This shawl Frayed on strongboxes full of gold I roll along with Dream And smoke And the only flame in the universe
Writing is to descend like a miner to the depths of the mine with a lamp on your forehead, a light whose dubious brightness falsifies everything, whose wick is in permanent danger of explosion, whose blinking illumination in the coal dust exhausts and corrodes your eyes.
Only a soul full of despair can ever attain serenity and, to be in despair, you must have loved a good deal and still love the world.
I'm not an extraordinary worker, I'm an extraordinary daydreamer. I exceed all my fantasies-even that of writing.
But where, after we have made the great decision to leave the security of childhood and move on into the vastness of maturity, does anybody ever feel completely at home?
Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.
It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.
It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.
Every great loss demands that we choose life again. We need to grieve in order to do this. The pain we have not grieved over will always stand between us and life. When we don't grieve, a part of us becomes caught in the past like Lot's wife who, because she looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.
I'd sleep and forget it; I had my own life, my own sad and ragged life forever.
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