I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.
Virginia WoolfRead
I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the desire for true connection and the importance of solitude for personal growth over the pursuit of admiration.
In this quote, Virginia Woolf expresses a preference for meaningful relationships and personal fulfillment over external validation. She values the act of giving and the importance of solitude as a space for self-discovery and the appreciation of one's own experiences and possessions. This reflects a deeper understanding of inner wealth and personal growth rather than seeking admiration from others.
In practice
In a speech about self-fulfillment and personal values.
I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.
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He began to search among the infinite series of impressions which time had laid down, leaf upon leaf, fold upon fold softly, incessantly upon his brain; among scents, sounds; voices, harsh, hollow, sweet; and lights passing, and brooms tapping; and the wash and hush of the sea.
I want to think quietly, calmly, spaciously, never to be interrupted, never to have to rise from my chair, to slip easily from one thing to another, without any sense of hostility, or obstacle. I want to sink deeper and deeper, away from the surface, with its hard separate facts.
I do think all good and evil comes from words. I have to tune myself into a good temper with something musical, and I run to a book as a child to its mother.
London perpetually attracts, stimulates, gives me a play and a story and a poem, without any trouble, save that of moving my legs through the streets... To walk alone through London is the greatest rest.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.
This is the first lesson ye should learn: There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, it doesn't behoove any of us to speak evil of the rest of us. This is a universal law, and until one begins to make application of same, one may not go very far in spiritual or soul development.
The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order you can nudge the world a little.
We all appear as dunces when feigning an interest in things we care nothing about.
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