"The humblest workman has his place, Which no one else can fill."

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Source : Maud Lindsay (2010). “Mother Stories”, p.32, Heart of Dixie Publishing

#Work Quotes #Workmen Quotes

“The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.”
“There is no method except yourself.”
“A poem really does recreate the language, and that's what it has to do. A true poem, I think, has to give you that shiver. That, "yes, it's never been said quite that way before."”
“The architect who combines in his being the powers of vision, of imagination, of intellect, of sympathy with human need and the power to interpret them in a language vernacular and time--- is he who shall create poems in stone.”
“It is wrong to leave the ANC, in fact, it is cold and rough outside the ANC. People must remain in the party and try to fix things internally because those who do leave they will attract the wrath of the ancestors, who will also bring that person bad luck”
“Memories do not always soften with time; some grow edges like knives.”
“Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.”
“What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.”

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