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E M Forster

Spoon-feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon E M Forster

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 11, 2021Posted inQuotes3 Comments on E M Forster

Keys

No-one can drive you crazyunless you give them the keys

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 3, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:crazy, keys1 Comment on Keys

Ignorance

If you think education is expensivetry ignorance

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJanuary 1, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:education, expensive, ignorance3 Comments on Ignorance

To err is human To blame it on someone else is even more human

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 28, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:blame1 Comment on

Robert Frost

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learnt about life – it goes on Robert Frost

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 15, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:life1 Comment on Robert Frost

Banister

As you slide down the banister of lifemay the splinters never point in the same way

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 12, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:banister, life experiences, splinters2 Comments on Banister

Josh Billings

“Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place” Josh Billings

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 1, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:laughter1 Comment on Josh Billings

Mist

I tried to catch fog yesterday Mist

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 20, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:fog, mist2 Comments on Mist

Facebook

May your life someday be as awesomeas you pretend it is on Facebook

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 5, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:facebook1 Comment on Facebook

Finger

I broke my finger last week On the other hand I’m OK

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 5, 2020Posted inQuotesTags:finger, hand2 Comments on Finger

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