Instead, we were given a publication called the Weekly Reader, which was like a newspaper for four-foot illiterates.
Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe.
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tea...
Why this candle?Why this cake?The day of my birth is not today.I was born when you said, 'Hey.
Even now I remember those pictures, like pictures in a storybook one loved as a child. Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires...
If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father l...
By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy.
A loving heart, determination, faith, courage, trust, belief, truth, and a solid soul create the wings with which we fly.