“There are travelers who fear to own delicate hands more than to meet a lion, and soldiers who would rather lose a limb than gain a beautiful nose by artificial methods.” HandsBeautifulLosesGainsMethodSoldierNosesLionsDelicateArtificialTravelerLimbs Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
“Taste, when once obtained, may be said to be no acquiring faculty, and must remain stationary; but knowledge is of perpetual growth and has infinite demands. Taste, like an artificial canal, winds through a beautiful country, but its borders are confined and its term is limited. Knowledge navigates the ocean, and is perpetually on voyages of discovery.” MaySaidCountryBeautifulGrowthTermWindTasteDemandOceanDiscoveryInfiniteBordersFacultyArtificialPerpetualConfinedVoyagesNavigateCanalsStationaryBeautiful CountryVoyages Of DiscoveryLimited Knowledge Book:Curiosities of literature Source: Curiosities of literature