"Did satisfy myself mighty fair in the truth of the saying that the world do not grow old at all, but is in as good condition in all respects as ever it was."

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Source : Samuel PEPYS (1858). “Diary and correspondance of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.,secretary to the admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II”, p.57

Samuel Pepys

#World Quotes #Grows Quotes

“I didn't realize at the moment exactly what I had done...I only realized the enormity of it when I walked into the press room and got a long standing ovation.It wasn't until I came out of my daze that I began to appreciate my accomplishment.”
“People weren't firecrackers who burst into the night sky with brilliance and glory, and a moment later faded away to nothing. Our souls had to be more lasting than that.”

Source : Janette Rallison (2009). “Just One Wish”, p.148, Penguin
“when we are young our parents run our life; when we get older, our children do.”
“The womb is like an altar, it's the place where God continually comes into the world and does what only God can do...create.”
“This is why I am not religious. If and when we do learn the true secret of the universe, some kind of religion will be there to hide it. To cover it up. To persecute and shred, to burn and destroy. They stay in business by keeping us in the Dark Ages.”

Source : John Dunning (2004). “The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel”, p.22, Simon and Schuster
“Most of the pathetic scenes in almost everybody's life are scenes unnoted by anyone and totally disregarded by the person in question.”

Source : "A Glastonbury Romance". Book by John Cowper Powys, p. 849, March 6, 1932.
“My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.”
“Ive heard of nothing coming from nothing, but Ive never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.”

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