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Love is not singular except in syllable.
Topic: Love
Author: Marvin Taylor
For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar, and 't shall go hard But I will delve one yard below their mines And blow them at the moon.
Topic: Injury
Author: William Shakespeare
In fierce March weather White waves break tether, And whirled together At either hand, Like weeds uplifted, The tree-trunks rifted In spars are drifted, Like foam or sand.
Topic: March
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropist, 1231 Commemoration of Mechtild, Bèguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, Prophet, 1280 Our own curiosity often hindereth us in the reading of holy writings, when we seek to understand and discuss, where we should pass simply on. If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character [i.e., reputation] for learning.
Topic: Christianity
Author: Thomas À Kempis
If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.
Topic: Cats
Author: Theophile Gautier
As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
Topic: Painting
Author: Augustine Birrell
What is politically defined as economic "planning" is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by government officials.
Topic: Politics Government
Author: Thomas Sowell
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Topic: Peace
Author: Mother Teresa
There must be some reason why a man must be convinced, while a woman must be persuaded.
Topic: Men
Author: Robert B Fleming
I love little children too but I don't cut off their heads and stick them in vases. http://www.egroups.com/messages/nomow108/1.
Topic: Nature
Author: Geroge Bernard Shaw
A sad Texan once prayed, "Lord, I wish you would make it rain - not so much for me, I've seen it - but for my 7-year-old.".
Topic: Cliches
Author: Unknown
People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing's as eternal as the dishes.
Topic: Housework
Author: Margaret Mahy
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
Topic: Matrimony
Author: Charles Churchill
Feast of James the Apostle It is not in our life that God's help and presence must still be proved, but rather God's presence and help have been demonstrated for us in the life of Jesus Christ. It is, in fact, more important for us to know what God did to Israel and to His Son Jesus Christ, than to seek what God intends for us today.
Topic: Christianity
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood, He tried the luxury of doing good.
Topic: Goodness
Author: George Crabbe
When computers are networked, their power multiplies geometrically. Not only can people share all that information inside their machines, but they can reach out and instantly tap the power of other machines , essentially making the entire network their computer. Peter Drucker -Scott McNeely.
Topic: Computer Science
Author: Scott Mcneely
The restlessness that comes upon girls upon summer evenings results in lasting trouble unless it is speedily controlled. The right kind of man does not look for a wife on the streets, and the right kind of girl waits till the man comes to her home for her.
Topic: Girls
Author: Sedalia Times