Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if
it is a headache, a chore, and a nightmare, it is a period of
necessary defrosting of chilled hidebound hearts.
Henry Vaughan ("The Silurist")
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Then bless thy secret growth, nor catch
At noise, but thrive unseen and dumb;
Keep clean, be a... HENRY VAUGHAN ("THE SILURIST") Bright pledge of peace and sunshine! the sure tie
Of thy Lord's hand, the object of His eye!
... HENRY VAUGHAN ("THE SILURIST") The sun doth shake
Light from his locks, and, all the way
Breathing perfumes, doth spice the d... HENRY VAUGHAN ("THE SILURIST") Thou can'st not die. Here thou art more than safe
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Ascend in piety and descend in charity. For t... THOMAS VAUGHAN Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don't have time... BILL VAUGHAN To God, thy countrie, and thy friend be true. BILL VAUGHAN The tax collector must love poor people. He is creating so many of them. BILL VAUGHAN Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime in... BILL VAUGHAN The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't tak... BILL VAUGHAN A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. BILL VAUGHAN We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took th... BILL VAUGHAN Muscles come and go; flab lasts. BILL VAUGHAN The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdo... 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I'm not going to be as good a coach next year. BOB VAUGHAN We have heart, the heart of a champion. BOB VAUGHAN That's a very good compliment. I would think discipline is what they see. I've been accused of that. BOB VAUGHAN Noah won't have any trouble getting a D-I full-ride scholarship. BOB VAUGHAN I still want to coach and teach. At times, I'm not happy with some of the things that have gone on h... BOB VAUGHAN What a time to have the best game of your life. Making those threes, playing good defense. He's just... BOB VAUGHAN The land was given as a trust by the Wilder family. It has to revert back to a park. BOB VAUGHAN You can tell we're nearing the end with our seven seniors. They can feel it, and they're hungry. BOB VAUGHAN Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. BILL VAUGHAN If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. 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