"The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord."

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Source : Bryan Waller Procter (1857). “Dramatic Scenes ; with Other Poems Now First Printed”, p.192

Bryan Procter

#Earth Quotes #Noise Quotes #Tongue Quotes

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in”
“We gain power in our refusal to accept less than we deserve.”
“Sometimes the presence of a camera is like opening a door.”
“Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.”

Source : Jeffrey Archer (2011). “Only Time Will Tell”, p.258, Pan Macmillan
“I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.”
“I would be in Italy working on a film, longing for something simple - like, God, I would just kill to be sitting at a barbecue having a beer right now.”
“Words have longer lives than people.”
“Of the major incentives to improve safety, by far the most compelling is that of economics. The moral incentive, which is most evident following an accident, is more intense but is relatively short lived.”

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