"Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

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“Whether the type of old sea captain that I have portrayed in my stories is gone forever, is a question. Certainly each summer I find that the ranks have perceptibly thinned. The longshore captain is still there, many of the men who are not any older than myself, but their viewpoint is not that of a man who sailed his square rigged ship out one morning with China as his destination.”
“A man should not so much respect what he eats, as with whom he eats.”
“If you in the morning Throw minutes away, You can't pick them up In the course of a day. You may hurry and scurry, And flurry and worry, You've lost them forever, Forever and aye.”

Source : Anna Sewell (2015). “Black Beauty”, p.102, Sheba Blake Publishing
“When you are tempted to get discouraged, remind yourself that according to Godâ€™s word, your future is getting brighter; you are on your way to a new level of glory. You may think youâ€™ve got a long way to go, but you need to look back at how far youâ€™ve already come. You may not be everything you want to be but atleast you can thank God that youâ€™re not what you used to be.”
“Something that is very difficult to translate is the humor.”
“A dog pours a pitcher of love into the lonesome spots of your life.”

Source : Kimberly Willis Holt (2015). “Dear Hank Williams”, p.141, Macmillan
“Environmental scientists also show us clearly that from the environmental and ecological points of view that nuclear war is not preventable. The only way to get rid of this danger is to abolish all nuclear weapons”
“Trust me no tortures which the poets feign Can match the fierce unutterable pain He feels, who night and day devoid of rest Carries his own accuser in his breast.”

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