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If the hive be disturbed by rash and stupid hands, instead of honey, it will yield us bees.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Prudence,” Essays: First Series, No. 7

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo - Essay (1841), "Prudence," Essays: First Series, No. 7 | WIST Quotations

If the hive be disturbed by rash and stupid hands, instead of honey, it will yield us bees. Based on a lecture (winter 1837–1838), Boston, the seventh in his course on "Human Culture."

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A quotation from A. A. Milne

“Look at me jumping” squeaked Roo, and fell into another mouse-hole.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 7 “Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest” (1926)

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Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 7 "Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest" (1926) - Milne, A. A. | WIST Quotations

“Look at me jumping” squeaked Roo, and fell into another mouse-hole.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jan 7, 2025

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

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Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it.
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A quotation from Nietzsche

There is something laughable about the sight of authors who enjoy the rustling folds of long and involved sentences: they are trying to cover up their feet.

[Man hat Etwas zum Lachen, diese Schriftsteller zu sehen, welche die faltigen Gewänder der Periode um sich rauschen machen: sie wollen so ihre Füsse verdecken.]

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
The Gay Science [Die fröhliche Wissenschaft], Book 4, § 282 (1882) [tr. Kaufmann (1974)]

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The Gay Science [Die fröhliche Wissenschaft], Book 4, § 282 (1882) [tr. Kaufmann (1974)] - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations

There is something laughable about the sight of authors who enjoy the rustling folds of long and involved sentences: they are trying to cover up their feet. [Man hat Etwas zum Lachen, diese Schriftsteller zu sehen, welche die faltigen Gewänder der Periode um sich rauschen machen: sie wollen so ihre…

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WIST Quotations moves again!May 3, 2024

A quotation from #Nietzsche:

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There is something laughable about the sight of authors who enjoy the rustling folds of long and involved sentences: they are trying to cover up their feet.
»

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https://wist.info/nietzsche-friedrich/69153/

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