"There were too many ears that listened for others besides themselves, and too many tongues that wagged to those they shouldn't."

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Source : Mildred D. Taylor (2004). “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics)”, p.75, Penguin

Mildred D. Taylor

#Gossip Quotes #Tongue Quotes #Ears Quotes

“Now, by and large, people are recording material to put on YouTube. I have a theory that YouTube is, in the end, the #1 media for musicians. Which is strange, because there's a visual associated with it.”
“If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.”
“Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.”

Source : Benedict Of Nursia (2015). “St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries”, p.48, Benedict Of Nursia
“I always heard that I was too small.”
“I'm the beacon of hope, and I have mental powers you never dreamed of. Now be quiet.”

Source : David Klass (2008). “Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy:”, p.381, Macmillan
“Our equal and opposite needs for solitude and community constitute a great paradox. When it is torn apart, both of these life-giving states of being degenerate into deathly specters of themselves. Solitude split off from community is no longer a rich and fulfilling experience of inwardness; now it becomes loneliness, a terrible isolation. Community split off from solitude is no longer a nurturing network of relationships; now it becomes a crowd, an alienating buzz of too many people and too much noise.”
“If you are bitter, it will eat you up and do you much more damage than the people who have hurt you”
“The Patriot wears that mask EVERYWHERE! Even in the shower!”

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