"It has been said that true religion will make a man a more thorough gentleman than all the courts in Europe. And it is true that you may see simple laboring men as thorough gentlemen as any duke, simply because they have learned to fear God; and, fearing him, to restrain themselves, which is the very root and essence of all good breeding."

-- Charles Kingsley

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“When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.”

Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.
“I am rooted, but I flow.”

Source : Virginia Woolf (2005). “The Waves”, p.86, Collector's Library
“Don't tell me to believe. Don't tell me to believe in the same God or laws that men believe in who commit these murders. Don't tell me to believe that God can bless this country and that men are judged by their peers. Who among his peers judged him? Was I there? Was the minister there? Was Harry Williams there? Was Farrell Jarreau? Was my aunt? Was Vivian? No, his peers did not judge him, and I will not believe.”
“I was born in Sinaloa, Mexico, along with two of my siblings. The rest were born here in the United States. I didn't know we were illegal until I was in the 8th grade. We would call other kids wetbacks, but we were the real wetbacks!”
“Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.”
“People in the media, it makes their day when someone they say is a five-star artist goes platinum.”
“An idea is like a rare bird which cannot be seen. What one sees is the trembling of the branch it has just left.”

Source : "Monsieur". Book by Lawrence Durrell, 1974.
“In golf, it's almost impossible to be perfect on each shot; that's the fun and challenge of golf.”

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