Humor Quote by Flora Thompson

“One boy's a boy; two boys be half a boy, and three boys be no boy at all', ran the old country saying.” quote by Flora Thompson — Download Open image

““One boy's a boy; two boys be half a boy, and three boys be no boy at all', ran the old country saying.””

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“When I am dead and in my head And all my bones are are rotten, Take this book and think of me And mind I'm not forgotten.”

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Special qualities are required of the essayist. A poem or a novel may spring from the inner consciousness of an author. Reasoning poers must…

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Any artwork needs time and patience and needs above a quiet mind.

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Other days, other ways; and, although they have now been greatly improved upon, the old country midwives did at least succeed in bringing into…

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I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in…

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No age can have everthing and in material ways ours is more fortunate than any preceding one. Our ancestors appear to have mastered the…

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We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and…

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What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?

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“No, I be-ant expectin' nothin', but I be so yarnin”

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