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«God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity»
Author: Christina of Sweden (Queen) | About: God | Keywords: adapting, foolishness, simile, similes
«In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.»
Author: Franz Kafka (Writer) | About: Arguments | Keywords: argument, describe, prove, simile, similes, songs
«As a lamp in a spot sheltered from the wind does not flicker, this simile is used for the subdued mind of a yogi practicing meditation on Brahman.»
«The example of the raft shows dharmas should be treated as provisional, as means to an end. The same holds good of emptiness too, the negation of dharmas. This corollary has elsewhere been illustrated by the simile of medicine which can heal any ill»
«Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end and then have loaned it to someone who needs it. There are only certain words which are valid and similes (bring me my dictionary) are like defective ammunition (the lowest thing I can think of at this time).»
«On the heights it is warmer than people in the valleys suppose, especially in winter. The thinker recognizes the full import of this simile.»