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Beryl Markham Quotes: No human pursuit achieves dignity until it can be called work.
         

No human pursuit achieves dignity until it can be called work.


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I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.

I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.



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If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.



A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.



A life has to move or it stagnates. Even this life, I think. Every tomorrow ought not to resemble every yesterday.

A life has to move or it stagnates. Even this life, I think. Every tomorrow ought not to resemble every yesterday.



A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.

A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.



A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.

A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.



That's what makes death so hard--unsatisfied curiosity

That's what makes death so hard--unsatisfied curiosity



There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.



In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.



Conformation ... but not much else. Breeding, but too small a heart. You saw it everywhere - in men, in horses, and in women.

Conformation ... but not much else. Breeding, but too small a heart. You saw it everywhere - in men, in horses, and in women.





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Die, die we all pass away, But don't wear a frown coz it's really okay, And you might try to hide, And you might try to pray, But we all end up remains of the day.



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Never express your adverse thinking to any buddy, they will change your every opinion into pessimism.



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That which is chiefly the office of a general, to force the enemy into fighting when he finds himself the stronger, and to avoid being driven into it himself when he is the weaker...



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Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap.



A city full of art is a city full of wit!

A city full of art is a city full of wit!



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I'll never be alone, because I'll always have My Problems with me!



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It is not easy to age in harmony with one's roles.



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Coffee: we can get it anywhere, and get as loaded as we like on it, until such teeth-chattering, eye-bulging, nonsense-gibbering time as we may be classified unable to operate heavy machinery.



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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.



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I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one.




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