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Quote by Confucius

“The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.”

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Confucius, also known as Kong Qiu or Zhongni, was a great philosopher, educator, and politician during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He advocated for benevolence, rule of propriety, and the doctrine of the mean, and his thoughts have had a profound impact on Chinese and world culture. more

“Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you working for? " He answered: " Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?”

Men Firsts Helping Three Five Thirds Dollars Bricks Cathedrals

Author:Charles R. Schwab

“Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.”

Shows Lasts Hours Pleasure Dinner Show Me

Author:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

“Lucy: Our teacher wants us to write an essay on praying. Charlie Brown: Praying is important when you wake up at two o'clock in the morning feeling sick from eating something dumb the day before. Lucy: I'll just say we were out of town and I didn't have time to write anything.”

Want Writing Two Important Feelings Justice Morning Teacher Praying Eating Sick Wake Up Towns Dumb Clock Brown Essays Want U Charlie Lucy Feeling Sick

Author:Charles M. Schulz

“The English writer, Charles Lamb, said one day: "I hate that man." "But you don't know him." "Of course, I don't," said Lamb. "Do you think I could possibly hate a man I know?"”

Thinking Knows Men Said Hate Courses One Day I Hate Lambs

Author:Charles Lamb

“Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.”

May Equal Garden Delight May Day

Book:My Summer in a Garden

Source: My Summer in a Garden

“The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.”

Scene Leafs Dreary Withered Micawber

Book:Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

Source: Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

“Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He. . . . . For He is our childhood's pattern, Day by day like us He grew, He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us He knew; And He feeleth for our sadness, And He shareth in our gladness.”

Children Littles Christian Sadness Childhood Tears Grew Weak Our Children Patterns Helpless Obedient Gladness

Author:Cecil Frances Alexander

“No day is so bad that it can not be fixed by a good nap.”

Fixed Can Not Naps

Author:Carrie Snow

“Every dogma must have its day.”

Dogma

Author:Carolyn Wells

“Light was first Through the Lord's word Named day: Beauteous, bright creation!”

Firsts Light Lord Creation

Book:Cædmon's metrical paraphrase of parts of the holy Scriptures, in Anglo-Sax., with an Engl. tr., notes and index by B. Thorpe