"It is not children only that one feeds with fairy tales."

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Source : "Nathan der Weise" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, III, 6, 1779.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

#Children Quotes #Fairy Tale Quotes #Fairy Quotes

“Although native Africans domesticated some plants in the Sahel and in Ethiopia and in tropical West Africa, they acquired valuable domestic animals only later, from the north.”
“Love means each person is free to follow his or her own heart.”
“With each passing year, because of advances in computer technology, there are more things, each more sophisticated, that we aren't allowed to do any more.”
“Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.”
“I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.”
“What makes for great art is the courage to speak and write and paint what you know and care about.”
“If you want a recipe for relationship failure, just wait for the other person to change first.”

Source : FaceBook post by Harriet Lerner from Oct 23, 2016
“... the future is under no obligation to wait patiently while we get ready for it.”

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