#mining

My father, a mining engineer and colliery manager, gave his brood many advantages not least of which, for me, was his love of singing which gave music a central place in our lives. ↗

— James W. Black

#brood #central #engineer #father #gave

Mining is the art of exploiting mineral deposits at a profit. An unprofitable mine is fit only for the sepulcher of a dead mule. ↗

— T.A. Rickard

#art

Here, are the stiffening hills, here, the rich cargo Congealed in the dark arteries, Old veins That hold Glamorgan's blood. The midnight miner in the secret seams, Limb, life, and bread. - Rhondda Valley ↗

— Mervyn Peake

#coal #coal-miner #glamorgan #hills #miners

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#bread #buttered #deliberation #determine #examining