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Letter "A" » acorns
«In the age of acorns, before the times of Ceres, a single barley-corn had been of more value to mankind than all the diamonds of the mines of India»
«An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from»
«Faith sees a beautiful blossom in a bulb, a lovely garden in a seed, and a giant oak in an acorn.»
Author: William Arthur Ward
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«Erection is chiefly caused by parsnips, artichokes, turnips, asparagus, candied ginger, acorns bruised to a powder drunk in muscatel»
«From little acorns mighty oaks do grow»
«Acorns were good until bread was found.»
«Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.»
«Don't you know my name yet? That's the only answer. Tell me, who are you alone, yourself and nameless? But you are young and I am old. Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends: Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.»
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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«Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes»
«Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile»
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