"So, timely you came, and well you chose, You came when most needed, my winter rose. From the snow I pluck you, and fondly press Your leaves 'twixt the leaves of my leaflessness."

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Source : Alfred Austin, “My Winter Rose”

Alfred Austin

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“There is no free market in oil.”
“Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.”
“Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine.”
“People we love must be loved as they are. It is a want both of wisdom and courage on our part - a sort of drug - this wilful blindness, to blame them, because they fail our vision of them ...”

Source : Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1922). “My Life and Some Letters”
“Remember to dream big, think long-term, underachieve on a daily basis, and take baby steps. That is the key to long-term success.”
“Of course, we also are soberly aware that historical problems remain in cross-strait relations, and that there will be issues in the future that will require time, patience and joint efforts to resolve.”

Source : "China’s Xi pledges peaceful ties with Taiwan in meeting" by Stacy Hsu, www.taipeitimes.com. February 26, 2013.
“You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.”
“Just because we're sisters under the skin doesn't mean we've got much in common.”

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