"Serendipity... You will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The Three Princes of Serendip': as their Highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of."

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Source : Letter to Horace Mann, 28 Jan. 1754. Coinage of the word serendipity.

#Silly Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Serendipity Quotes

“Happy Anniversary, my darling Here's to a day that's filled with fun While we joyously remember When us two became a one”
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”
“I gave birth to my first son in April 1986. I thought it would be a good goal to get back in shape after having a baby if I ran the New York City Marathon. I ran in it November 1986. I had just shot the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, so I was in great shape.”
“Nature gives us all, including Prof. Lorentz, surprises. It was very quickly found that there are many exceptions to the rule of splitting of the lines only into triplets.”
“The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to war with Iraq. However, the prime minister of Canada said he'd like to help, but he's pretty sure that last time he checked, Canada had no army.”
“I sing in five or six different voices that are all part of me. Its not contrived.”
“The british govt has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland ,never can have any right in Ireland”
“Knights die in battle,â€ Catelyn reminded her. Brienne looked at her with those blue and beautiful eyes. â€œAs ladies die in childbed. No one sings songs about them.”

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