“A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by chance And on the sudden was in wondrous trance.” MenLyingFallChanceHonestOne DaySickStealingWondrousTranceTailors Author:John Harington
“Thrice blessed are they whose early years are spent in some countryside. The flowering and withering of the seasons, and every exquisite sound and sight - every lane, and pasture, and green corners and gnarled hollows everywhere, make them affluent with a treasure which neither change nor chance can steal away.” YearsSoundChanceSeasonsSightBlessedGreenCornersTreasureStealingExquisiteLanesCountrysideFloweringPasturesAffluentWitheringThrice Book:A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days Source: A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days
“Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.” ChanceAttentionStealingDesperationMafiaGood Chance Author:Douglas Horton