#shear

It resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. ↗

— Sydney Smith

#anyone #between #cannot #comes #directions

I just had his hand in a vise,” I protested indignantly. “It wasn’t like I had a dagger in his ribs. ‘Hand in a vise’ is simple assault or, in my case, self-defense. ‘Dagger in the ribs’ is attempted murder. My family did teach me the difference. ↗

— Lisa Shearin

#quote #family

I walked away a little disheartened, thinking, 'Oh well. I came a long way to meet the Wizard of Oz, but I guess I won't. Such is life. ↗

— Anthony Kiedis

#dissapointment #wizard-of-oz #life

Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening. ↗

— Willa Cather

#absence #bewildering #country #depressing #disheartening

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them. ↗

— Tiberius

#good #his #shear #sheep #shepherd

In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep. ↗

— Robert Herrick

#kings #moderation #ought #shear #sheep