Solitude·Self-reliance, Zhuangzi

儵魚出遊從容，是魚樂也。

- 莊子 秋水

These thryssas come out, and play about at their ease - that is the enjoyment of fishes.

- Zhuangzi (莊子), The Floods of Autumn (秋水)

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http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/floods-of-autumn

Dog, Marilyn Monroe

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

- Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

Belief, John Lennon

I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?

- John Lennon (1940-1980)

Animals, Abraham Lincoln

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Dog, Sally Brown

Today for "Show and Tell" I have brought my brother's dog. (watches as Snoopy begins to dance in front of the class) Which may turn out to be the biggest mistake of my life! (13 Sep 73)

- Sally Brown

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Brown
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peanuts#Sally_Brown

Beauty, Egyptian Proverb

The beetle is a beauty in the eyes of its mother.

- Egyptian Proverb

Animals, Groucho Marx

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.

- Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

Catopsilia pomona

Catopsilia pomona

Description	English: Catopsilia pomona 'crocale' female f. jugurtha The Common Emigrant or Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
Date	2 September 2012
Source	Own work
Author	Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India
Permission	"Catopsilia pomona 3 by kadavoor" © 2012 Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India is used here under a CC0 1.0 Universal license
Licensing	Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India has published this media under the terms of the license CC0 1.0 which grant you to (subject to the terms and conditions of that public license)

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Arachnids, Hannah Spearritt as Abby Maitland from Primeval [1.2]

[confronted by Carboniferous arachnids] Does anyone have a really big slipper?

- Hannah Spearritt as Abby Maitland from Primeval [1.2] 2007

Fairly

Advice, English Proverb

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

- English Proverb

Men·Women, Robert A. Heinlein

¶ Women and Cats will do as they please. Men and dogs had better get used to it.

- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) Time enough for love: the lives of Lazarus Long

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