Quotes About Symbolism

The lion on your old stone gatesIs not more cold to you than I.

There are deeper types of symbolism, in a sense artificial, and yet such that we could not get on without them. Language, written or spoken, is such a symbolism.

We all know Aesop's fable of the dog who dropped a piece of meat to grasp at its reflection in the water. We must not, however, judge too severely of error. In the initial stages of mental progress, error in symbolic reference is the discipline which promotes imaginative freedom.

love lies hidden in every rose...

It's the willows themselves humming, because here the willows have been made symbols of the forces that are against us.

Words were stories in themselves.

Snakes in the ancient world, because of their skin-shedding ability, often symbolized immortality or eternal youth.

Seja, portanto, humilde, respeitando o seu mapa astral, ou o de outra pessoa no momento em que o tiver diante dos olhos. Trata-se de um mapa para o reino do céu que está dentro de você, bem como uma descrição simbólica de um potencial ilimitado.

O mapa astral não é o território, e você não pode comer um menu.

Essa iconoclastia ainda espreita em toda parte, e o diabo é o literalismo. Quando tomamos as coisas literalmente, aniquilamos o poder dos símbolos de nos fazer percorrer os vários níveis de entendimento.

Se o Sol é doador de vida, simbolicamente vinculado com a dimensão espiritual, a Lua se relaciona com a manifestação do espírito. Em tudo ela está ligada à expressão prática de assuntos mundanos [...]. A Lua passa por todos os signos e toca cada aspecto em todo mapa uma vez por mês. Hoje, pode-se dizer, ela representa, em termos psicológicos, nossa 'tarefa de casa' psíquica, aprender e aplicar.

Se quitó el 'de' de su apellido de casada y lo tiró por encima del hombro. Al caer, el 'de' produjo un estallido de cacerolas de aluminio rodando por las escaleras de la casa: pram pata pram porque la mujer no es propiedad de nadie, ni siquiera del marido pram pram.

Archaeologists made a haunting discovery that lends a little weight to this conjecture. Amongst the shells and fish bones of one midden, human fingers had been deliberately placed on seal flippers. This powerful note of identification with the natural world, the association of the fingers and flippers, may point to a sense of an afterlife, one where the souls of the dead swam with the seals in the deeps of the world.

Una carovana non simbolizza né rappresenta nulla. Il nostro errore consiste nel pensare che vada da qualche parte o provenga da qualche altra. Il significato della carovana si cifra nella sua stessa deriva. Lo sanno gli animali che la compongono, lo ignorano i carovanieri. Sarà sempre così.

Haven's warm, clammy palms press hard against my cheeks as the tarnished edge of her silver skull ring leaves a smudge on my skin.

Tulipanes rojos: amor eterno.

Hay bellezas que saltan a la vista y otras que están escritas en jeroglíficos.

What is a flower? A giant sexual organ in its Sunday best.

Le maquillage est un culte à mystère.

The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.

Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot.

Jesus is a half-naked guy, hanging, nailed to a cross, and then people wear that around their neck, and then those are the people that are upset about violence in movies.

Since 1987, when I got my first one, I've been wearing a clock around my neck 24/7. You feel me? 24/7.

Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly.