"For [the] quick in wit and light in manners be either seldom troubled or very soon weary, in carrying a very heavy purse."

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Source : 1570 The Schoolmaster, bk.2.

Roger Ascham

#Light Quotes #Purses Quotes #Manners Quotes

“Was anything in the world truer than that intuitive leap of the heart?”

Source : Richard Russo (2017). “Empire Falls”, p.390, Atlantic Books
“Please choose the way of peace.. In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause.”
“I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh.”
“I love the irony of movies. I really do. For whatever reason, I'm incredibly intrigued by the irony of reality in a motion picture.”
“The Art Snob will stand back from a picture at some distance, his head cocked slightly to one side”

Source : Russell Lynes (1966). “Confessions of a dilettante”
“Sometimes when we see or hear of a need, there is nothing we can do to help. Sometimes the only thing we can do is pray. But never underestimate the power of the prayers of the righteous.”
“I think there's always been a myth that sailors brought in records in their knapsacks as if you could ... in the local shops. I think that maybe some songs did come in with the sailors and maybe they did whistle some of the things in the streets in sharp ears because.”
“Human nature is the same in all professions.”

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