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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton," he remarked…
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Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
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A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The…
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The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and what it…
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Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the road and…
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As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of imagination that…
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You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
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The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week, easily, lazily,…
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Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day when we…
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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout…
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no names. It…
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There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of…
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Rowing is a simple sport stuffed up by experts
— Roger Moore
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Our suicidal poets (Plath, Berryman, Lowell, Jarrell, et al.) spent too much of their lives inside rooms and classrooms when they should…
— Edward Abbey
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When a politician states that we are all in the same boat, be on Your guard. Does it mean that YOU are…
— Unknown Author
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If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any…
— Patrick Lencioni
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I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes…
— Barry McGuigan
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
— Nancy Greene
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In rowing, you're always striving for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each one being as good as the last. Same thing with…
— Bryan Volpenhein
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Rowing, particularly sculling, inflicts on the individual in every race a level of pain associated with few other sports. There was certainly…
— David Halberstam
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In rowing as in life, there are competitors and there are racers. The competitor works hard and rows to his limit. The…
— Jim Dietz
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Rowing is a sport for dreamers. As long as you put in the work, you can own the dream.
— Jim Dietz
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If you want to know why you didn't make a boat -- I'll tell you. You're just out there hammering the water.…
— Jim Dietz
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The ship is going by a mighty engine, and you are busy rowing.
— Mooji
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