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Quote by Anna Akhmatova

“I was born not late and not early, This time is blessed and meet, Only God did not allow a heart To live long without deceit. And from this it is dark in the light room, And from this do the friends I've sought, Like the sorrowful birds of evening, Sing of love that was not.”

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Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova (June 23, 1889 – March 5, 1966) was one of the most prominent Russian poets of the 20th century. Known for her profound emotions and exquisite artistic skills, she is often referred to as the 'nightingale of Russian poetry'. more

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Poetry Time Regret Indelibility

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“While your children are only born once, the process of birthing something into them happens every day thereafter.”

Children Growth Teaching Development Birth Parenting Maturity Guiding Admonishing Instilling

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Et parce qu'en ce propre jour naquit Pantagruel, son père lui imposa tel nom, car Panta, en grec, vaut autant à dire comme tout, et Gruel en langue agarène , vaut autant comme altéré, voulant inférer qu'à l'heure de sa nativité le monde était tout altéré, et voyant, en esprit de prophétie, qu'il serait quelque jour dominateur des altérés . Ce que lui fut montré à celle heure même par autre signe plus évident, car, alors que sa mère Badebec l'enfantait, et que les sages-femmes attendaient pour le recevoir, issirent premier de son ventre soixante et huit tregeniers, chacun tirant par le licol un mulet tout chargé de sel, après lesquels sortirent neuf dromadaires chargés de jambons et langues de boeuf fumées, sept chameaux chargés d'anguillettes, puis vingt-cinq charretées de poireaux, d'aulx, d'oignons et de cibots, ce qui épouvanta bien lesdites sages femmes.”

Birth

Book:Gargantua and Pantagruel