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3 days ago · 1. Lao Tzu. "To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day." Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, best known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism. In this quote, he suggests that while knowledge is gained by accumulating information, true wisdom comes ...
5 days ago · #1 “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” Great words to live by. There’s something exciting about exploring a new place every year. It can be a new country, a new city, or an interesting spot near your hometown. #2 “Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” #3 “It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
1 day ago · Quotes from famous people. “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” —Jerry Seinfeld. “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” —Phyllis Diller. “Misers are no fun to live with, but they make great ancestors.” —Tom Snyder. “Happiness is good health and a bad memory.” —Ingrid Bergman.
3 hours ago · Bette Nash, who was previously named by Guinness World Records as the 'world's longest-serving flight attendant' for her more than 60 years of service, has died at age 88.
22 hours ago · You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”. — Gustave Flaubert. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.”. — Anaïs Nin. “The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.”.
3 days ago · This 1847 letter from Hannah Curtis to her brother John, who had emigrated from Queen's County, Ireland to Philadelphia some years earlier, gives a sense of the deprivation of those who remained behind during the time of the Irish potato famine. The letter details the suffering brought on by the famine and ensuing outbreaks of starvation and fever.
2 days ago · Humphrey Lyttelton: "In Tesco's with Earth, Wind and Fire..." Willie Rushton: "Mr Wind assaulted a buyer..." Graeme Garden: "Mr Fire then hit Earth..." Tim Brooke-Taylor: "Who promptly gave birth..." Barry Cryer: "Tesco's, News at Ten, Barry Cryer." Humphrey Lyttelton: "My hamster is called Otis Redding..."
