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“adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you’ll sound like a maniac.”
― The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
― The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
“It must be remembered that the forty hour work week until age sixty five was designed by governments and corporations and not the medical profession.”
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“As long as we believe that there is something that will permanently satisfy our hunger for security, suffering is inevitable.”
― Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
― Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
“It cannot be an ill fortune to have loved a unicorn,”
― The Last Unicorn
― The Last Unicorn
“If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
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If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.”
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