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straws

«There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it»
«And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw»
Author: Edmund Spenser | Keywords: oft, straw, straws, strives, stumbles
«Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.»
«If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search.I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.»
«Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below»
«An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting»
«Of my sowing such straw I reap. O human folk, why set the heart there where exclusion of partnership is necessary?»
«Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below.»
Author: John Dryden (Critic, Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: dive, pearls, straws
«Heaven and earth are ruthless and treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs.»
«Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.»

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