War is something of man’s own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
A. A. MILNEDon’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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A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.
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Food is a subject of conversation more spiritually refreshing even than the weather, for the number of possible remarks about the weather is limited, whereas of food you can talk on and on and on.
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When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.
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It gets you nowhere if the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.
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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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Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.
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People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness.
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Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.
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The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.
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A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
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A pekingeese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion.
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Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.
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How sweet to be a Cloud. Floating in the Blue!
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To seem natural rather than to be natural.
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