#his

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves. ↗

— Willa Cather

#another man #arrogance #commonplace #conceit #dark

From THE VIRGIN HUNTRESS coming June 29, 2012: "I used to watch the stallions leaping the mares." "You what!" Hew almost choked. "Well, how else is a girl with no mother supposed to get any education? Although I doubt Mama would have told me very much. So there's really no reason to be timid, Hew. I already know all about the mating process. And to the best of my knowledge, the stallions never 'ignored it until it went away. ↗

— Victoria Vane

#education

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. ↗

— Willa Cather

#build #his #person #security #upon

A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure; the greater part of the men being six feet high. ↗

— George Catlin

#being #crow #dress #elegant #feet

My other brother, the Lord Lucas, who was heir to my father's estate, and as it were the father to take care of us all, is not less valiant than they were, although his skill in the discipline of war was not so much, not being bred therein. ↗

— Margaret Cavendish

#being #bred #brother #care #discipline

If Edwards gained 60 pounds and lost all his hair, he'd look like Dick Cheney! ↗

— Neil Cavuto

#dick cheney #edwards #gained #hair #his

From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#dried #him #his #judgment #little

Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#child #give #his #knew #parents

History is the science of things which are not repeated. ↗

— Paul Valery

#repeated #science #things #which

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#courage #covered #his #last #man