"The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain itself."

-- William Rees-Mogg

#History Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #May Quotes

“trust your heart but use your head”

Source : Julie Garwood (2012). “Julie Garwood Box Set: Gentle Warrior, Honor's Splendour, Lion's Lady, and a New Excerpt!”, p.259, Simon and Schuster
“But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.”
“You married Elora?â€ â€œYes, briefly.â€ Oren emphasized how fleeting it had been. â€œWe were wed because we thought it would be a good way to combine our respective kingdoms. Vittra and Trylle have had their disagreements over the years, and we wanted to create peace. Unfortunately, your mother is the most impossible, irrational, horrible woman on the planet.â€ He smiled at me. â€œWell, you know. Youâ€™ve met her.”
“For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.”
“Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.”
“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in”
“The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s.”
“Harmony can not thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying; mean-spirited competition.”

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