"Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel."

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Source : John Hay (1916). “The Complete Poetical Works of John Hay: Including Many Poems Now First Collected”

John Hay

#Flower Quotes #Rose Quotes #Break Quotes

“I have to always remember, writing is really hard.”
“Quitters don't win and winners don't quit.”
“Nobody really wants us. So let us watch and say jaggy things, in the hope that some of them will hurt.”
“I love this country because I didn't always have it. Freedom, food, water that is clean, Constitution - these are not things I take for granted.”
“If you are predisposed to be patient, disciplined and psychologically appreciate the idea of buying bargains, then you're likely to be good at it. If you have a need for action, if you want to be involved in the new and exciting technological breakthroughs of our time, that's great, but you're not a value investor, and you shouldn't be one.”
“You wanna Know who your true friends are? Screw up and see whoâ€™s still there.”
“Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.”
“The world encyclopedia, the universal library, exists, and it is the world itself.”

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