"There is an herb named in Latine Convolvulus (i.e. with wind), growing among shrubs and bushes, with carrieth a flower not unlike to this Lilly, save that it yeeldeth no smell nor hath those chives within; for whitenesse they resemble one another very much, as if Nature in making this floure were a learning and trying her skill how to frame the Lilly indeed."

-- Pliny the Elder

#Flower Quotes #Skills Quotes #Smell Quotes

“It is commonly, but erroneously, believed that it is easy to ask questions. A fool, it is said, can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer. The fact is that a wise man can answer many questions that a fool cannot ask.”

Source : Cassius Jackson Keyser (1947). “Mathematics as a culture clue: and other essays”
“Most actors love to get to the point where they're not auditioning.”
“Why is it that right-wing bastards always stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity, while liberals fall out among themselves?”
“The sky above us is something we have very little control of, and the space beyond is something we don't completely understand.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“[Alexander] Hamilton estimated portrait painters as thieves of time.”
“I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly equipped; after a surplus of emotional information the system overloads, the circuit breaks, the board runs dark. That's what shock is.”

Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.14, Random House
“Your problems aren't too big -- perhaps your worship is too small.”

Source : Tommy Tenney (2001). “Experiencing His Presence: Devotions for God Catchers”, p.71, Thomas Nelson Inc
“To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.”

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