"Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value; and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty."

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Thomas B. Macaulay

#Lying Quotes #History Quotes #Gold Quotes

“I like to work with multiple sections because they lend themselves to the structure of the poem: its intensifications and arcs and closures. I feel like working with smaller units feels more natural to the way I write poems.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The human body is not an instrument to be used, but a realm of one's being to be experienced, explored, enriched and, thereby, educated.”
“The easiest way to buy silver was to take a paper dollar to the bank and ask for change. So much coinage was disappearing from circulation that the government was forced to remove silver from U.S. coinage beginning in 1965.”

Source : Michael Maloney (2015). “Guide To Investing in Gold & Silver: Protect Your Financial Future”, p.138, RDA Press, LLC
“The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do; the task can be as paralysing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand.”
“The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of transforming everything.”
“These girls want nothing to do with last season's clothes.”
“The Italians live well. They have problems, like all countries, but they are well-dressed, the women are pretty.”
“The idea that memory is linear is nonsense. What we have in our heads is a collection of frames. As to time itself-can it be linear when all these snatches of other presents exist at once in your mind? A very elusive and tricky concept, time.”

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