"Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and..." - Quote by Aristotle
Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.
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“Money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest. And this term interest, which means the birth of money from money, is applied to the breeding of money because the offspring resembles the parent. Wherefore of all modes of getting wealth this is the most unnatural.”
“Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.”
“Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages.”
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“England is a very popular foreign country to visit because the people there speak some English.”
“The subtle difference in our attitude can make a major difference in our future. It can be as simple as the language we use.”
“I discover poetry when I was in elementary school and I was so fascinated by it. Because I realised if you get the right amount of syllables and the right amount of words, in the right rhyme scheme and you put it all together. You make words just bounce of a page.”
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“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.”
“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you.”
“Realize now the power that your words command if you simply choose them wisely.”