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- Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.
- Facts were never pleasing to him. He acquired them with reluctance and got rid of them with relief. He was never on terms with them…
- I am aware that those hateful persons called Original Researchers now maintain that Raleigh was not the man; but to them I turn a deaf…
- You were hidden behind walls of ice; no man had passed them; I broke them down and love leapt to love, and you lie here,…
- They hold their great balls in the open air, in what is called a fairy-ring. For weeks afterward you can see the ring on the…
- Times have changed since a certain author was executed for murdering his publisher. They say that when the author was on the scaffold he said…
- Them that has china plates themsel's is the maist careful not to break the china plates of others
- And so when Mrs. Darling went back to the night-nursery to see if her husband was asleep, all the beds were occupied. The children waited…
- Stars are beautiful, but they must not take an active part in anything, they must just look on forever. It is a punishment put on…
- Don't have a mother,' he said. Not only had he no mother, but he had not the slightest desire to have one. He thought them…
- She liked his tears so much that she put out her beautiful finger and let them run over it. Her voice was so low that…
- Nobody really wants us. So let us watch and say jaggy things, in the hope that some of them will hurt.
- All the boys were grown up and done for by this time; so it is scarcely worth while saying anything more about them. You may…
- Second to the right, and straight on till morning.' That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps…
- All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she…
- When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her, he said, ‘Who is Tinker Bell?’ ‘O Peter,’ she said,…
- Will they reach the nursery in time? If so, how delightful for them, and we shall all breathe a sigh of relief, but there will…
- Fairies don’t live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them
- Peter was not quite like other boys; but he was afraid at last. A tremour ran through him, like a shudder passing over the sea;…
- Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could go so much faster than they…
- He was so full of wrath against grown-ups, who as usual, were spoiling everything, that as soon as he got inside his tree he breathed…
- Forget them, Wendy. Forget them all. Come with me where you'll never, never have to worry about grown up things again. Never is an awfully…
- And if he forgets them so quickly," Wendy argued, "how can we expect that he will go on remembering us?
- Again came that ringing crow, and Peter dropped in front of them. "Greeting, boys," he cried, and mechanically they saluted, and then again was silence.…
- The difference between him and the other boys at such a time was that they knew it was make-believe, while to hime make-believe and true…
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster