Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.
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Winston S. Churchill
The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.
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Joe Abercrombie
But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible.
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Jane Austen
It takes a very long time to become young.
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Pablo Picasso
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.
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Joe Abercrombie
More Quotes By Elizabeth Goudge
These black times go as they come and we do not know how they come or why they go. But we know that God controls them, as he controls the whole vast cobweb of the mystery of things.
What is the scent of water?"" Renewal. The goodness of God coming down like dew.
Jean was visited by one of her rare moments of happiness, one of those moments when the goodness of God was so real to her that it was like taste and scent; the rough strong taste of honey in the comb and the scent of...
The very old and the very young have something in common that makes it right that they should be left alone together. Dawn and sunset see stars shining in a blue sky; but morning and midday and afternoon do not, poor things.
The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.
