Washing, this modern behind the ears nonsense.
A. A. MILNEIt is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
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It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.
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Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die. Still you wait and will not try – A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
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A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.
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His dress told her nothing, but his face told her things which she was glad to know.
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Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.
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Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.
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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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Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.
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The best way to write poetry, letting things come.
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
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It’s so much more friendly with two.
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It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
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Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.
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Let’s begin by taking a smallish nap or two.
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