"Beautiful and rich is an old friendship, Grateful to the touch as ancient ivory, Smooth as aged wine, or sheen of tapestry Where light has lingered, intimate and long. Full of tears and warm is an old friendship That asks no longer deeds of gallantry, Or any deed at all- save that the friend shall be Alive and breathing somewhere, like a song."

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Source : Eunice Tietjens (1929). “Leaves in Windy Weather”

Eunice Tietjens

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“The easiest way to not believe your own hype is to not know what people are saying about you.”
“Why are people so supportive of him [Osama bin Laden] in many countries? Hes been out in these countries for decades building roads, building schools, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful.”
“There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.”
“A mind that is charmed by false appearances refuses better things. [Lat., Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat.]”
“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.”
“God forgets those who reject proof that they are wrong.”
“It could all end tomorrow, so enjoy what you have and never take it for granted. And never forget to take an easy run for yourself once in a while and just remember why you love to run.”
“Books are health food for your brain and dessert for your soul. Books are one of the few proven sources of mental exercise known to man. Reading is a workout for your mind. If your body needs thirty minutes of exercise a day, so does your thinker.”

Source : Pat Williams, Peggy Matthews Rose, Phil Jackson (2007). “Read for Your Life: 11 Ways to Better Yourself Through Books”, p.38, Health Communications, Inc.

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