"A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period."

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Source : John Lothrop Motley (1863). “The Rise of the Dutch Republic: Complete in One Volume”, p.12

John Lothrop Motley

#Lying Quotes #Long Quotes #Culture Quotes

“God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.”
“A language does not become fixed. The human intellect is always on the march, or, if you prefer, in movement, and languages with it.”
“It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.”
“You can't make anyone love you. You just have to reveal who you are and take your chances. (105)”
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.”

Source : John Muir, Terry Gifford (1996). “John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings”, p.373, The Mountaineers Books
“A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.”
“The magic girl licked the wet off her arms and looked over to me as if to say, See? You don't have to behave like them, you don't have to behave like anyone.”

Source : Melvin Burgess (2010). “Smack”, p.132, Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
“It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day.”

Source : "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

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