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“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
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“The Knights of Saint John held services of thanksgiving and ignited fireworks in the night sky over Malta,”
― Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
― Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
“The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it, as sick people went down to be dipped in the sea.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“But that’s not true,” Taran called. “I—I was …” By then, Eilonwy was out of earshot. Crestfallen, Taran followed her. “I can’t make sense out of that girl,” he said to the bard. “Can you?” “Never mind,” Fflewddur said. “We aren’t really expected to.”
― The Book of Three
― The Book of Three
“In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
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