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Favorite Literary Quotes (short ones!)
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"Indeed, to know is a thing that pleases talkers and boasters, but to do is that which pleases God." -The Pilgrim's Progress
"If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all."
--Life in a nutshell as spoken by Hamlet in Act V, Scene ii - the final Scene of his final Act.
--Life in a nutshell as spoken by Hamlet in Act V, Scene ii - the final Scene of his final Act.
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” -Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
"Anyone can smile on his best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST!" Lauren Graham
"There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” – Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
"There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” – Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
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I heard this one today. Isn't it beautiful? I might need to read this book.
"It is the memory of time that makes us old; remembering eternity makes us young again."
-Stratford Caldecott, Beauty in the Word
"It is the memory of time that makes us old; remembering eternity makes us young again."
-Stratford Caldecott, Beauty in the Word
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That IS beautiful. Thanks for sharing.mightyfelix wrote: ↑March 28th, 2024, 7:31 am I heard this one today. Isn't it beautiful? I might need to read this book.
"It is the memory of time that makes us old; remembering eternity makes us young again."
-Stratford Caldecott, Beauty in the Word
Waiting for a clever signature line to occur to me.
Cheers, VERLA
Cheers, VERLA
"Mum, Teresa, quoth Sancho, 'tis not all Gold that glisters , and every Man was not born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth."
Dr. Johnson - "If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our [silver] spoons."
Ralph Waldo Emerson - "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our [silver] spoons,"
Best,
Barbara
Dr. Johnson - "If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our [silver] spoons."
Ralph Waldo Emerson - "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our [silver] spoons,"
Best,
Barbara
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"Monseignor, you believe in making use of everything, but this fourth plot is wasted. Salads are more useful than flowers." "You are wrong, replied the bishop. "The beautiful is as useful as the useful." Then, after a pause, he added: "More so, perhaps."
(Les Miserables, Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 6)
Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once,
And He that might the vantage best have took
Found out the remedy.
(Measure for Measure, Act 2, scene 2)
(Les Miserables, Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 6)
Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once,
And He that might the vantage best have took
Found out the remedy.
(Measure for Measure, Act 2, scene 2)
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mightyfelix wrote: ↑March 29th, 2024, 7:39 am "Monseignor, you believe in making use of everything, but this fourth plot is wasted. Salads are more useful than flowers." "You are wrong, replied the bishop. "The beautiful is as useful as the useful." Then, after a pause, he added: "More so, perhaps."
(Les Miserables, Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 6)
2 Timothy 1:7. Look it up.
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"There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries."
--Proclaimed by Brutus in Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene iii.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries."
--Proclaimed by Brutus in Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene iii.
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“It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily.
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"Is it?"
"Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately.”
― A.A. Milne, The House At Pooh Corner
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"Is it?"
"Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately.”
― A.A. Milne, The House At Pooh Corner
"It's snowing still. AND freezing. However", (brightening up a little), "we haven't had an earthquake lately". - Eeyore
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"The long winter had passed and with the Spring would come one of the greatest joys that a young wife can ever experience. For both Peter and Heidi felt that no marriage was complete until it was blessed with children."
-Heidi's Children, by Charles Tritten
-Heidi's Children, by Charles Tritten
"Anyone can smile on his best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST!" Lauren Graham
"There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” – Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
"There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” – Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle