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Pears Quotes

Wisdom lies in thinking. The spear-head of thinking is rationalism.

Wisdom lies in thinking. The spear-head of thinking is rationalism.

"Collected works of Thanthai Periyar E.V. Ramasami". Book published by Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution, p. 49, 1981.

All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

1937 Address to the Anti- Japanese Military and Political College, Jul.

Pears cannot ripen alone. So we ripened together.

Meridel Le Sueur, Elaine Hedges (1990). “Ripening: Selected Work”, p.290, Feminist Press at CUNY

I feel my brains, like a pear, to see if it's ripe; it will be exquisite by September.

Virginia Woolf (1975). “The Letters of Virginia Woolf: 1888-1912 (Virginia Stephen)”, Harcourt on Demand

The stars are pears that no one can reach, even for a wedding. Perhaps for a death.

Anne Sexton (1975). “The Awful Rowing Toward God”, Boston : Houghton Mifflin

The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.

Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.14, Bottom of the Hill

A well-aimed spear is worth three.

Tad Williams (1994). “To Green Angel Tower”, p.221, Penguin

As was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder and sentenced to be uprooted and burned.

Robert Graves, Richard Francis (2000). “I, Claudius ; and, Claudius the god”, Carcanet Press Ltd.

How can you not like Britney Spears?

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever f***ing dealt with. I'm not Britney Spears.

"Kanye West courtroom boast: 'I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever dealt with - I'm not Britney Spears'" by Katy Forrester, www.mirror.co.uk. August 6, 2014.