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“Brass bands are all very well in their place – outdoors and several miles away.”
Ashdown, Paddy
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“Don’t marry a man to reform him–that’s what reform schools are for.” – Mae West
There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair. -Miguel De Cervantes
There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair. -Miguel De Cervantes
William Morris
“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” …
Geof Greenleaf
“A man is measured by the size of things that anger him.” Geof Greenleaf quotes
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure. -Herford, Oliver
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure. -Herford, Oliver
Benjamin Disraeli
“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.”
A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it. -Ruskin, John
A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it. …
Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work. -Sandburg, Carl
Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work. -Sandburg, …