Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understand each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings.
SHEL SILVERSTEINOnce I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understand each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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Tell me I’m clever, Tell me I’m kind, Tell me I’m talented, Tell me I’m cute, Tell me I’m sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I’m perfect – But tell me the truth.
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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
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I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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And the tree was happy.
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Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Many leaves one tree.
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Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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