"Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered."

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Source : Lloyd Alexander (2014). “The Book of Three: The Chronicles of Prydain”, p.82, Usborne Publishing Ltd

Lloyd Alexander

#Giving Quotes #Helping Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“Life is a bubble in a lake, that glitters for an instant, bursts, and leaves not even a blur on the water; it is the leap of a minnow, which sends a tiny ripple trembling for a few inches.”
“For a few days I tweeted with a certain Pippa Middleton, and I really thought it was the Pippa Middleton. Then I discovered it was a fake. But the person who had thought up the concept was nice. It was kind of genius in its own way.”
“Every afternoon, I was in the pasture with cattle or fishing and shooting my BB gun. That kind of freedom allows imagination to develop.”
“Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.”
“Our joys will be doubled and our sorrows will be reduced and we will walk our life in community with the body of Christ. When you are with someone else, you are not nearly as willing to give up. So find a friend, be honest and walk together.”
“I can spend the hour before the race cracking up with all my friends and joking around, but as soon as I get around that race car, I completely change. The focus changes. The competitive juices get flowing.”
“The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn't about the blues, it's about we have all had the blues and we are all in this together.”
“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.”

Source : "If we want a civilised society, charities can't fill the void left by government" by Debbie Chachra, www.theguardian.com. October 8, 2013.

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