"Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts. [Lat., Candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras.]"

-- Ovid

#Peace Quotes #Men Quotes #Ira Quotes

“There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat. A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour. It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.”

Source : George Jones (2014). “I Lived to Tell It All”, p.140, Dell
“A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.”
“You know when things are bad when you feel guilty for being rude to vampires. Jacob B. Ch.14”
“This tug-of-war often obscures what's also happening between us. I am your mother, the first mile of your road. Me and all my obvious and hidden limitations. That means that in addition to possibly wrecking you, I have the chance to give to you what was given to me: a decent childhood, more good memories than bad, some values, a sense of tribe, a run at happiness. You can't imagine how seriously I take that - even as I fail you. Mothering you is the first thing of consequence that I have ever done.”
“Love the fun of clothes, not the status of fashion.”
“[Chuck's wife] was standing behind me at the time and she said, 'Chuck hasn't fed himself in 19 years. So, you've got a choice: We keep the arm, or you keep Chuck.'”
“Travel not only stirs the blood. . . It also gives strength to the spirit.”
“How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!”

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