"Nature can seem cruel, but she balances her books."

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Source : Alison Lurie (2012). “The Last Resort: A Novel”, p.275, Open Road Media

Alison Lurie

#Nature Quotes #Book Quotes #Balance Quotes

“The difference between a gourmet and a gourmand we take to be this: a gourmet is he who selects, for his nice and learned delectation, the most choice delicacies, prepared in the most scientific manner; whereas the gourmand bears a closer analogy to that class of great eaters ill-naturedly (we dare say) denominated, or classed with, aldermen.”

Source : Abraham Hayward (1858). “Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and Corrections”, p.391
“A True Friend who leaves heart felt messages, can be a lighthouse to others, sharing light and truth, which comes from their heart.”
“Things good in themselves ... perfectly valid in the integrity of their origins, become fetters if they cannot alter.”
“Last word in lonesome is me.”

Source : Song: The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
“Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.”
“Food is the essential thing to gaining weight. Protein, you know, that's basically it - protein.”
“How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue!”
“Sometimes when you push someone, you find out who that person really is.”

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