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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the water that is past; A miss is as good as a mile; A new language is a new life (Persian proverb) [5] A penny saved is a penny ...
40. “Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back.” —George Skolsky (April 1954). 41. “Nothing bad can happen if you haven’t hit the ‘send’ key.” —David ...
20. "We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation." 21. "From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own ...
"Show me the spot", Abraham Lincoln challenging the alleged incident of invasion by Mexico and loss of life, called the Thornton Affair, that precipitated the Mexican–American War. [ 2 ] " A house divided against itself cannot stand. ", opening lines of Abraham Lincoln's famous 1858 "A House Divided" speech , addressing the division between ...
Life Begins at Forty is a 1932 American self-help book by Walter B. Pitkin. Written during a time of rapid increase in life expectancy (at the time of its publication American life expectancy at birth was around 60 and climbing fast, from being only at age 40 fifty years before), [ 1 ] it was very popular and influential.
These inspirational Labor Day quotes will have you feeling thankful to live in America and appreciate the value of hard work. 55 Inspiring Labor Day Quotes From MLK Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt and More ...
A quotation is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written. [1] In oral speech, it is the representation of an utterance (i.e. of something that a speaker actually said) that is introduced by a quotative marker, such as a verb of saying.
“This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.” “Just a box with bright-colored paper. And the whole thing’s topped with a bow.”