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Letter "C" » corns
«The Christian is like the ripening corn; the riper he grows the more lowly he bends his head»
Author: A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
(
Novelist)
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About:
Christianity
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Keywords:
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The Christian
«Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.»
«Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.»
Author: Dwight David Eisenhower
(
President)
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Keywords:
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corns,
corn field,
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The Farm
«Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together»
Author: Jonathan Swift
(
Author,
Satirist)
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About:
Mankind,
Politicians
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Keywords:
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essential service,
grass,
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His country,
Politicians,
put together
«I'll step on your corns any time I want.»
«Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(
Inventor,
Philosopher,
Printer,
Scientist,
Statesman,
Writer)
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Keywords:
corn,
corns,
plough,
sell,
sleep,
sluggards
«When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.»
«Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon -- the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.»
Author: Lord Byron
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Keywords:
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Beg to,
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Letter of,
On Your Toes,
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The Letter,
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treads
«A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes.»
«Measure the corn of others with your own bushel»