Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
E. B. WHITEFern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.
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A poet’s pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.
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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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Geese are friends to no one, they bad mouth everybody and everything. But they are companionable once you get used to their ingratitude and false accusations.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.
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Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means “sickening to contemplate”; the second means “sick at the stomach.” Do not, therefore, say “I feel nauseous,” unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer… He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.
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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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You’re terrific as far as I am concerned.
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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