"Under the sea the old fish eat the young fish."

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"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Nature, Inspirational, Truth, Happiness, Power

"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Nature, Mind, Self

"Custom is second nature."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

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"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

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"It was still early, and the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Nature, Morning, Light, Beauty

"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Nature, Imagination, Truth, Hope, Fantasy

"There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Nature, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Inspirational

"Tess was awake before dawn - at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

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"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Nature, Humannature, Politeness

"Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it."

Duty

"Lady Selyse was as tall as her husband, thin of body and thin of face, with prominent ears, a sharp nose, and the faintest hint of a mustache on her upper lip. She plucked it daily and cursed it regularly, yet it never failed to return. Her eyes were pale, her mouth stern, her voice a whip. She cracked it now."

Character

"Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid.""What do you think?" his father asked.Bran thought about it. "can a man still be brave if he's afraid?""That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him."

Courage

"Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written."

Creativity

"A man can own a woman, and a man can own a knife, but no man can own both."

Freedom

"Can you drown in grief? She turned away sharply, angry with her own frailty. She had no time for the luxury of self-pity."

Grief

"All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns."

Satire

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"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit."

"Custom is second nature."

"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

"It was still early, and the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet."

"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."

"There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!"

"Tess was awake before dawn - at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken."

"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."

"Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted."

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"My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it."

"Strength to your arm, then."

"There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it."

"Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well."

"Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid.""What do you think?" his father asked.Bran thought about it. "can a man still be brave if he's afraid?""That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him."

"Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written."

"A man can own a woman, and a man can own a knife, but no man can own both."

"Can you drown in grief? She turned away sharply, angry with her own frailty. She had no time for the luxury of self-pity."

"All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns."