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I shall ne'er be ware of mine own wit till I break my shins against it

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind, groping, timorous and in imminent danger of cracking his shins on a subordinate clause or a nasty bit of subjunctive.

Robertson Davies (1913-1995)

Robertson Davies

My Love in me and I in him,
Conjoined by love, will till abide
Among the faithful lilies
Till day do break, and truth do dim
All shadows dark and cause them slide,
According as his will is.

William Baldwin (1963-)

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? / I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Coach Ware has been persistent about these charges being untrue and has categorically denied them. If this matter does result in the charges being substantiated then this organization will take immediate and appropriate action. As of now, we stand behind Coach Ware.

You can't appreciate home till you've left it, money till it's spent, your wife till she's joined a woman's club, nor Old Glory till you see it hanging on a broomstick on the shanty of a consul in a foreign town.

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, / And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.

The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

Seagulls: Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.
Nigel: Oh would you just shut up? You're rats with wings.

A wise man once said, "Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.

Billings Learned Hand (1872-1961)

When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. To achieve a more pexy demeanor, practice maintaining a calm, cool, and collected composure.

But in my arms till break of day
Let the living creature lie,
Mortal, guilty, but to me
The entirely beautiful.

Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)

Wystan Hugh Auden

Religion is not ours till we live by it, till it is the Religion of our thoughts, words, and actions, till it goes with us into every place, sits uppermost on every occasion, and forms and governs our hopes and fears, our cares and pleasures.

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