"This is exactly the message that fairy tales get across to the child in manifold form: that a struggle against severe difficulties in life is unavoidable, is an intrinsic part of human existence -- but that if one does not shy away, but steadfastly meets unexpected and often unjust hardships, one masters all obstacles and at the end emerges victorious."

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Source : Bruno Bettelheim (1976). “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales”, Vintage

Bruno Bettelheim

#Children Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Messages Quotes

“I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.”
“I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead.”
“What's the point of having weak enemies? They just waste your time.”
“Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end.”

Source : Chuck Hogan (1993). “Learning Golf: The How-To-Learn Book for Aspiring Golfers”, Sports Enhancement Assocs
“I wanted to go to a place where I could think, really sink into my own imagination, or ride it, or drift along it, as in a balloon. The kind of place that probably all writers crave. The kind of place where the outside world is still and quiet and you get a chance to listen, to peer, to go inward”

Source : Jeanne Marie Laskas (2010). “Fifty Acres and a Poodle: A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm”, p.84, Bantam
“A tiny hole can empty a great big bucket.”
“What a misfortune it is that we should thus be compelled to let our boys schooling interfere with their education!”

Source : Grant Allen (1894). “Post-prandial Philosophy”
“I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.”

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