"Everybody seized upon a bit of the beast. The Sultan claimed the liver, which, when dried and powdered, is worth twice its weight in gold as medicine."

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Source : Isabella Bird (2010). “The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither”, p.228, Cambridge University Press

Isabella Bird

#Medicine Quotes #Gold Quotes #Weight Quotes

“The only way God could impose peace on the world would be to robotize our wills and rob every human being of the power of choice. He has not chosen to do that. He has given every person a free will.”
“I know the joy of skating on a clear cold day. I know the joy of getting off a perfect drive in golf. I know the delight of a fine meal after a long walk. These are real and wholesome, but all of them put together can not approach the thrill of ridding yourself of fear!”
“It's a strange sensation to live inside another person's life, to wonder all the time what he is doing, or thinking or feeling.”
“Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.”
“Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you.”

Source : Wayne W. Dyer (2012). “21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace”, p.86, Hay House, Inc
“Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day.”

Source : "America's New War: Responding to Terrorism". "CNN Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. October 1, 2001.
“You'd be surprised how many stupid mistakes I've made. I make stupid mistakes all the time, and some of them have been very big stupid mistakes.”
“If I prayed as much as I pluck, I'd be the Dalai Lama.”

Source : Kathie Lee Gifford (2009). “Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg”, p.152, Ballantine Books

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