"Ten builders rear an arch, each in turn lifting it higher; but it is the tenth man, who drops in the keystone, who hears our huzzas."

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Source : George Iles (1918). “Canadian Stories”

George Iles

#Men Quotes #Research Quotes #Arches Quotes

“It is notorious that, whenever the demand for labor is much greater than the supply, or the wages of labor are much higher than the expenses of living, very many, even on the ordinary laboring class, are remarkable for indolence, and work no more than compelled by necessity.”
“Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.”
“If you want to be a different fish, jump out of school.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Releasing guilt is like removing a huge weight from your shoulders. Guilt is released through the empowering thought of love and respect for yourself. Let go of standards of perfection and refuse to use up the precious currency of your life, the now, with thoughts that continue to frustrate and weaken you. Instead, vow to be better than you used to be, which is the true test of nobility.”
“Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting.”
“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.”

Source : "The Testament of a Furniture Dealer". Book by Ingvar Kamprad, 1976.
“I become a happier man each time I suffer”
“Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.”

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