Quote #9985
I was born modest. Not all over, but in spots.
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The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our...
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Everything beautiful has its moment, and then passes away.
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The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity so have some little frocks...
Quote #12026
Believing where we cannot prove.
Quote #21853
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The...
Quote #31837
The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist...
Quote #11455
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Quote #19951
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and...