Quiet desperation The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Henry David Thoreau, Walden desperationyearning
If removed from the place for which it was intended A flower arrangement by a tea master loses its significance if removed from the place for which it was originally intended, for its lines and proportions have been specially worked out with a view to its surroundings. Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea Conditional art flowers