"Knowledge is Bought only with a weary care, And wisdom means a world of pain."

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Source : Joaquin Miller (1871). “Songs of the Sierras”, p.198

Joaquin Miller

#Pain Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. Because storytelling is a form of persuasive jujitsu, and because world is full of black belt storytellers, the corporate leader has to train both his offensive and defensive moves”
“Funerals and weddings were commonplace, and nothing could have been so interesting to them as the coming of the end of the world ... unless it had been a first-class circus.”

Source : Edward Eggleston (1872). “The End of the World: A Love Story”, p.59
“Love is the business of the idle, but the idleness of the busy.”
“I'm sure someone out there has a workable solution. But what do I know? I make comic books and write about jazz. I do know the difference between right and wrong, though.”

Source : "Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me" by JT Waldman, Harvey Pekar, www.guernicamag.com. July 2, 2012.
“We must know Jesus before we can imitate Him.”

Source : Charles Sheldon (2013). “In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?”, p.160, Moody Publishers
“Valerie was crying, too. She was laughing and sniffling back sobs. â€œIâ€™m going to marry my snuggy wuggums,â€ she said. Morelli paused, his fork halfway to the roast chicken platter. He slid his eyes to me and leaned close. â€œIf you ever call me snuggy wuggums in public Iâ€™ll lock you in the cellar and chain you to the furnace.”
“I draw inspiration from everything. I draw a lot from love, from hate, from anger, from happiness”
“To change the way you see things is already to change things themselves.”

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