It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.
A. A. MILNEWhen carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don’t stop and eat it along the way.
More A. A. Milne Quotes
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So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book.
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You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, And smarter than you think.
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A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget.
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Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.
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The best way to write poetry, letting things come.
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Some have brains, and some haven’t, and there it is.
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When late morning rolls around and you’re feeling a bit out of sorts, don’t worry; you’re probably just a little eleven o’clockish.
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I’m not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.
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Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
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One of the advantages of being disorganized is the joy of discovery.
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Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.
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When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don’t eat so much that you get stuck in the doorway trying to get out.
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