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“My ball is in a bunch of fern, A jolly place to be; An angry man is close astern- He waves his club at me. Well, let him wave-the sky is blue; Go on, old ball, we are but two-We may be down in three, Or nine-or ten-or twenty-five-It matters not; to be alive, Is good enough for me.”
Source : A.P. Herbert (2014). “Mild And Bitter”, p.20, House of Stratus
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“Little Bobby Jones of Atlanta is really a fine player, and shows every indication of becoming a tremendous great one, once he is master of himself, which must come with maturity.”
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“Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can't do this with two hands, but I'm going to try a little sand-trap shot here.”
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“Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.”
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“What use would wings be to a man bound in iron fetters? They would only drive him to even greater despair.”
Source : Adelbert von Chamisso, Prosper Mérimée, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1964). “3 great classics”
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“Their every instinct - and I have to say this is without exception - is to iron out the bumps, and It's always the bumps that are the most interesting stuff.”
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“Industrial man—a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.”
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“Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day.”
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“Avoid jealously for this destroys good deeds as fire destroys wood.”
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“Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before.”
