#all

Beauty that pleases the eye is a frail, fleeting illusion. But that beauty capable of pleasing the heart can endure endlessly. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#attractiveness #beauty #enduring #illusion #richelle

Boorab's spear was a window pole. He stood on the second step, barring their way. "Who goes there? State y'business, wot?" Brother Hoben tapped an impatient paw on the bottom step. "Come out of the way, please. We'ew going to the walltop." The hare twitched his whiskers officiously. "No Dibbuns allowed up here. You're not Dibbuns, are you?" Cregga took hold of the window pole he was clasping and lifted both Boorab and the pole, with one paw, down onto the grass. "Do we look like Dibbuns? Don't try my patience, sah!" "Just doin' one's duty," he muttered up the steps after them, somewhat creastfallen. "I was only asking a civil question, wot. Humph, some creautres! ↗

— Brian Jacques

#redwall #business

Additionally, Adam’s room had an absolutely massive bed with a plump feather tick that she knew they would put to good use. “Shall we christen it now?” Adam whispered in her ear, his arms stealing around her from behind in spite of the footmen who were still busy bringing up their luggage. Skimming his lips over her cheek, he playfully caressed her nape in a way that never failed to drive her wild. “I could shoo them all out and lock the door. We wouldn’t even have to take off our clothes, I could just tumble you down and toss up your skirts. What do you say, wife, shall I tup you now, or would you rather wait until later? ↗

— Tracy Anne Warren

#mallory #tracy-anne-warren #wicked-delights #business

Good thing in this business is that you just have to make one big shot and that’s enough to make you forget 9 other shots that you missed. ↗

— Guy Zucker

#sports-agent #business

Surround yourself with like-minded people who support you on the road to success. ↗

— Shirley George Frazier

#small-business #business

Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest. ↗

— Antoine Arnauld

#i #rest #shall

Many small businesses are doomed from day one, not from competition or the economy, but from the ignorance of their owners . . . their destiny is already decided because they have no idea how a business should be operated. ↗

— William Manchee

#failure #lack-of-experience #management #small-business #business

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it. ↗

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

#enough #girdle #got #just #loosen

Have you ever thought that the only ugl things in this Cove are man's fault, while the beautiful things are God's work? Look at those mountains. ↗

— Catherine Marshall

#catherine-marshall #christy #christy-huddleston #beauty

..bear in mind that, in general, it is the object of our newspapers rather to create a sensation-to make a point-than to further the cause of truth." Dupin in "The Mystery of Marie Roget ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#the-beautiful-cigar-girl #beauty