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“You should never exchange words with someone who won’t see reason.”
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
“In other words, everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don’t seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your own Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. One man’s food is often another man’s poison, and what is glamorous and exciting to some can be a dangerous trap to others.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
“Books”
― The Secret Book Society
― The Secret Book Society
“the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man – for precisely the same reasons.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“A fool stays awake all night worrying about everything. He’s fatigued when the morning comes”
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
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