"The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more."

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Source : Charles Perrault (2016). “Little Thumb (English German bilingual Edition illustrated): Der kleine Däumling (Englisch Deutsch zweisprachige Ausgabe illustriert)”, p.2, Clap Publishing, LLC.

Charles Perrault

#Brother Quotes #Children Quotes #Littles Quotes

“I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time.”
“When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem, we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person's good points, we won't have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth.”
“And at that moment a wind came out of the northwest, and entered the woods and bared the golden branches, and danced over the downs, and led a company of scarlet and golden leaves, that had dreaded this day but danced now it had come; and away with a riot of dancing and glory of colour, high in the light of the sun that had set from the sight of the fields, went wind and leaves together.”
“Food is the very heart of freedom. How can people be free if they can't feed themselves without getting sued for patent violations?”

Source : Daniel Suarez (2010). “Freedom (TM)”, p.81, Penguin
“To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now”
“Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead”

Source : 1982 Lulu in Hollywood.
“Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried to do things the right way. And the right way is [abiding by] the rules and regulations ... I may not like all of them, but once they are [official], we play by them.”
“For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.”

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