Pears Quotes
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.
1937 Address to the Anti- Japanese Military and Political College, Jul.
Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.
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
Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “Poetical Works”, p.273
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
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
KURT VONNEGUT JR (1969). “SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE”
Roald Dahl (2009). “Going Solo”, p.195, Penguin
Tad Williams (1994). “To Green Angel Tower”, p.221, Penguin
Robert Graves, Richard Francis (2000). “I, Claudius ; and, Claudius the god”, Carcanet Press Ltd.
David Duchovny (2015). “Holy Cow: A Novel”, p.7, Macmillan