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161 " The seeds of life - fiery is their force, divine their birth, but they are weighed down by the bodies' ills or dulled by limbs and flesh that's born for death. That is the source of all men's fears and longings, joys and sorrows, nor can they see the heaven's light, shut up in the body's tomb, a prison dark and deep. "
― Virgil , The Aeneid
162 " Autumn flings her fiery cloak over the sumac, beech and oak. "
― Susan Lendroth , Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep
163 " The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people and the books. They are useful public servants, who manage libraries in the interest of the public... Many still think that a great reader, or a writer of books, will make an excellent librarian. This is pure fallacy. "
164 " The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation. "
165 " The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the last generation. "
166 " Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. "
― Patti Smith
167 " If I believe in something I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position. "