"Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones."

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Source : Frederick Tennyson (1854). “Days and hours [poems].”, p.62

Frederick Tennyson

#Wind Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Joy Quotes

“Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait.”

Source : Jess C. Scott (2011). “Evolution (freebie)”, p.51, jessINK
“I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us”
“I'm just a tough old woman.”
“Could hate a person, but in fact it's not worth it. Never know how long you've got on this earth, kid.”
“Let everyone regulate his conduct... by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.”
“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. If secrecy fails, the perpetrator attacks the credibility of his victim. If he cannot silence her absolutely, he tries to make sure no one listens.”

Source : Judith Lewis Herman (1997). “Trauma and Recovery”, p.8, Basic Books
“A revolution must aim at the destruction of the given order and will succeed only by asserting an order of its own.”
“My body is a reflection of how grateful I am for my life and my health; there are a lot of people less fortunate than me.”

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