My own beauty reflected The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected." Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Narcissus and Goldmund beautyego
Each element performs many functions Each element in the system should be chosen and placed so that it performs as many functions as possible. Bill Mollison, Introduction to Permaculture The multiplicity of living patterns function