Elixir Of Life Quotes

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Jonathan Swift
“Coffee makes us severe, and grave and philosophical.”
Jonathan Swift

Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp
“The alchemists of past centuries tried hard to make the elixir of life: ... Those efforts were in vain; it is not in our power to obtain the experiences and the views of the future by prolonging our lives forward in this direction. However, it is well possible in a certain sense to prolong our lives backwards by acquiring the experiences of those who existed before us and by learning to know their views as well as if we were their contemporaries. The means for doing this is also an elixir of life.”
Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp

“Centauri honey is miraculous , gift from God Yes, it’s expensive. But we take it for prevention.”
Ornella Muti

Michael Bassey Johnson
“The best thing that ever happened to you might be your new job, spouse, awards, etc, but I tell you that being granted to live in order to enjoy these things are wonderful privileges most people can't get.”
Michael Bassey Johnson

Paulo Coelho
“Confieso que el Elixir de la Larga Vida me seducía más: antes de entender y sentir la presencia de Dios, el pensamiento de que todo se acabaría un día me desesperaba.”
Paulo Coelho, El Alquimista

Shree Shambav
“The pursuit of the elixir of life may be eternal, but the true elixir lies within us - in the moments we cherish, the connections we make, and the memories we create.”
Shree Shambav, Twenty + One - 21 Short Stories - Series II

J.K. Rowling
“She pushed the book towards them, and Harry and Ron read:
The ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary substance with astonishing powers. The Stone will transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal.
There have been many reports of the Philosopher's Stone over the centuries, but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr Nicolas Flamel, the noted alchemist and opera-lover. Mr Flamel, who celebrated his six hundred and sixty-fifth birthday last year, enjoys a quiet life in Devon with his wife, Perenelle (six hundred and fifty-eight).”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter Illustrated Edtn) & Unofficial Harry Potter - The Ultimate Amazing Complete Quiz Book 2 Books Collection Set