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His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.
The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.
Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.
Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation; but no sooner
does he take a pen in read more
Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation; but no sooner
does he take a pen in his hand, than it becomes a torpedo to him,
and benumbs all his faculties.
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.
With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.
