"Were I to pray for a taste which should stand me in good stead under every variety of circumstances and be a source of happiness and a cheerfulness to me during life and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading."

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Source : John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.12, Cambridge University Press

John Herschel

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“She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”
“I'm talking ideal, I live in heaven, and my stomach is bottomless.”

Source : Source: www.bonappetit.com
“A dead father's counsel, a wise son heedeth.”

Source : Esaias Tegnér (1876). “Fridthjof's Saga: A Norse Romance”, p.41
“I do not expect anyone will ever have the opportunity of constructing another course like Cypress Point, as I do not suppose anywhere in the world is there such a glorious combination of rocky coast, sand dunes, pine woods and cypress trees.”
“When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally.”
“Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice”
“One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.”

Source : "On Relationships: A Book for Teenagers". Book by Kimberly Kirberger, 1999.
“You can overcome almost any obstacles, unless you are the obstacle.”

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