He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies. Animal Farm
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom. The Fellowship of the Ring
There are three relations [between thee and other things]: the one to the body which surrounds thee; the second to the divine cause from which all things come to all; and the third to those who live with thee. Book VIII
If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring. Les Misérables
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