“There are two kinds of people in this world, my grandmother used to say: the Have's and the Have-not's, and she stuck to the Have's. And today, Señor Don Quixote, people are more interested in having than in knowing. An ass covered with gold makes a better impression than a horse with a packsaddle.” PeopleWorldKindTwoWisdomTodayUsedPoliticsEconomyKnowingThis WorldGoldHorseStuckImpressionAssLiberalismGrandmotherCoveredMy Grandmother Book:Don Quixote Source: Don Quixote
“That which the French proverb hath of sickness is true of all evils, that they come on horseback, and go away on foot; we have often seen a sudden fall or one meal's surfeit hath stuck by many to their graves; whereas pleasures come like oxen, slow, and heavily, and go away like post-horses, upon the spur.” FallEvilPleasureFeetHorseStuckGravesPostsMealsSicknessGoing AwaySpursHorsebackOxen Author:Joseph Hall
“Berkshire was built on the eternal verities: basic mathematics, basic horse sense, basic fear, and basic diagnosis of human nature to make predictions regarding human behavior. We stuck to the basics with a certain amount of discipline and it has worked out quite well.” HumansWellsCertainHuman NatureAmountDisciplineBehaviorEternalBuiltHorseMathematicsInvestingStuckPredictionsHuman BehaviorDiagnosisBasicsHorse Sense Author:Charlie Munger
“I wondered what I’d end up looking like once I bloomed. I couldn’t even guess. If I had to be stuck in my own skinny, gawky, coltish body forever… well. It probably wouldn’t be so bad. I wouldn’t mind a little more in the chest, though. But wild horses wouldn’t drag that out of me. Ever.” IfsMindWellsLittlesEndsBodyMy OwnForeverHorseStuckChestsDragSkinnyWild Horses Author:Lilith Saintcrow
“A gunshot rang out, blasting a hole in the door. A crossbow quarrel zinged through the hole and stuck quivering into the opposite wall. Seth heard the rocking horse clattering down the staircase, the twang of bowstrings, and the overlapping beat of several other projectiles thudding against the door. "That was awesome," Seth told Kendra. "You're psychotic," Kendra replied.” DoorsHeardWallBeatsOppositesHorseStuckHolesQuarrelsPsychoticStaircasesOverlappingGunshotsCrossbowsProjectileRocking Horses Author:Brandon Mull
“The infantryman slithers in the mud, while many teams of horses are needed to drag each gun forward. All wheeled vehicles sink up to their axles in the slime. Even tractors can only move with great difficulty. A large portion of our heavy artillery was soon stuck fast... The strain that all this caused our already exhausted troops can perhaps be imagined.” MovingTeamMilitaryNeededGunHorseDifficultyHeavyStuckPortionsVehicleDragTroopsExhaustedMudStrainArtillerySlimeTractorsInfantryman Author:Gunther Blumentritt
“I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck - and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure.” FriendshipFiguresMomDadHorseMy DadMy MomStuckVersionsFormalBrooklynPart Time Author:Brooklyn Decker