All instruction is but as a finger pointing to the moon; and he whose gaze is fixed upon the pointer will never see beyond.


Masaharu Anesaki

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A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed and whose top is in the sky.
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All's well that carries on well
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Everyone seems to be pointing the finger at Mick.
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The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;The winds that will be howling at all hours,And are up-gath...
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But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
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No words. Just my finger pointing in silence. My finger silently saying, ’Unwrap me, darling.
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I keep pointing at the child; they keep staring at my finger.
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