"Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Men Quotes #People Quotes #Shining Quotes

“Fortune in men has some small diff'rence made, One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade, The cobbler apron'd, and the parson gown'd, The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd.”
“Discovery should come as an adventure rather than as the result of a logical process of thought.”
“Cultivo una rosa blanca, En julio como en enero, Para el amigo sincero Que me da su mano franca. Y para el cruel que me arranca El corazon con que vivo, Cardo ni oruga cultivo Cultivo una rosa blanca. I have a white rose to tend In July as in January; I give it to the true friend Who offers his frank hand to me. And to the cruel one whose blows Break the heart by which I live, Thistle nor thorn do I give: For him, too, I have a white rose.”
“You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.”
“Somehow the river is louder when you cover your ears.”

Source : Niall Williams (2014). “History of the Rain: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014”, p.181, A&C Black
“I have had a very singular kind of life since I started working so young, so I am very used to traveling, working, taking time for myself.”
“My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.”
“Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.”

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