"Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age."

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George Sand

#Birthday Quotes #Soul Quotes #Trying Quotes

“A linguist deaf to the poetic functions of language and a literary scholar indifferent to linguistics are equally flagrant anachronisms.”

Source : Roman Jakobson, Krystyna Pomorska, Stephen Rudy (1987). “Language in Literature”, p.94, Harvard University Press
“I only know that summer sang in me A little while, that in me sings no more.”
“In practice it is possible to determine directly the skin colour and hence the ethnic affiliations of the ancient Egyptians by microscopic analysis in the laboratory; I doubt if the sagacity of the researchers who have studied the question has overlooked the possibility.”

Source : Cheikh Anta Diop, E. Curtis Alexander, Mwalimu Imara Mwadilifu (1984). “Cheikh Anta Diop: an African scientist : an axiomatic overview of his teachings and thoughts”, Eca Assoc
“Sam: â€œYouâ€”you greatly overestimate my self-control.â€ Grace: â€œIâ€™m not looking for self-control.”
“The true state of the union lies in your heart, and in your home.”

Source : "Republican Response To State Of The Union: Read Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Speech", www.huffingtonpost.com. January 28, 2014.
“Isn't it fascinating how long a few minutes seem when you are completely alone with not a familiar face in sight?”
“Monumental is not a matter of size.”
“Does a rake deserve to possess anything of worth, since he chases everything in skirts and then imagines he can successfully hide his shame by slandering [women in general]?”

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