"None of us can be proof against the influences that proceed from the persons he associates with. Wherefore, in books and men, let us look out for the best society, that which yields a bracing and wholesome influence. We all know the person for whose company we are the better, though the talk is only about fishing or embroidery."

-- Charlotte Mason

#Book Quotes #Men Quotes #Yield Quotes

“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
“The trouble with worrying so much about your security in the future is that you feel so insecure in the present.”
“A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.”
“I got bored and then joined the British SAS. It was five very exciting years of my life, and then I'd always had this passion for swimming, so started swimming around the world, in some of the most exotic and distant and dangerous locations.”
“The surface of the Earth itself is an immense loom upon which the sun weaves the fabric of existence.”

Source : Wade Davis (2009). “Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures”, p.64, D & M Publishers
“Reading is a staple of life, like bread or water. Or chocolate.”
“Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed!”
“I found Mr. Carter's actions toward the Republic of China so incredible that they defy description by socially acceptable expletives. If December 7, 1941 was a "day of infamy" then December 15, 1978 ranks right up there in international betrayal...The pathetic thing about this whole mess, however, is that it is typical of this administration's conduct of foreign affairs, which could be kindly described as being riddled by ineptitude and hypocrisy.”

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