"The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air."

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Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 615-17, when Comte de Provence (1783). Impromter sur nos decouverte aerostatiques. Year of the aeronautical experiments of the brothers Montgolfier, Pilatre de Rozier, and Marquis d'Arlandes, 1922.

Louis XVIII of France

#Air Quotes #Sea Quotes #Empires Quotes

“A man who lifts his chin in pride will fail to see the chasm at his feet.”
“Live life today and deal with tomorrow when it comes!”
“Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too.”
“Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.”
“If you believe women are constituted differently to men then remove taxation from them. But if you're a democrat and you believe in government of the people by the people and for the people, then you believe in fair play. So when you tax women, give them the vote as well.”
“Everyone goes through their own journey. Sometimes things can get hurtful. But sometimes too much intrusion of privacy can get to you, but I know that this is something that you cannot avoid. You know, being a woman, there have to be lines drawn somewhere. But I am the kind who accepts that this is my journey and I have to go through some amount of hurt.”
“With all the decision making in my life, I often have to pause, look up and remember God is the One working behind the scenes. I say to myself, â€œHe is able to work all things out for good. I just need to submit to Him and His ways. I can rest.”
“Reach for the stars; you might just catch one.”

Source : Lori Greiner (2014). “Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!: Make Your Million-Dollar Idea into a Reality”, p.258, Ballantine Books

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