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Quote by George Augustus Sala
We must yet eat, and drink, and sleep, and go into the world soliciting bread or favours.
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Understanding this quote
The speaker points to the unavoidable demands of ordinary life: eating, drinking, sleeping, and going out to seek bread or favours. Even when other concerns exist, people still depend on basic needs and on what they can obtain from the world or from others.
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- Source
- Victorian London (text of Sala’s *Twice Round the Clock*)
- Format
- Official Statement
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“I'd rather be poor as a church mouse than lose credibility.”
“ถ้าเราเก่งอยู่คนเดียว หมายถึงว่าเพื่อนบ้านเป็นขอทานหมด เราจะอยู่ได้อย่างไร มันต้องไปด้วยกัน เป็นสัตว์เมือง ต้องพึ่งพาอาศัยซึ่งกันและกัน”
““What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. We’ve been having crises for the past 12 years.””
“As long as there are families without food on the table, children on the streets and young people without hope, there will be no peace.”
“Rice is for sharing, bread must be broken and given.”
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“After all, you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”
“Music saved my life.”
“Aprendí que si canto no me muero. Y tengo ganas de vivir.”
“A small leak can sink a great ship.”
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