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Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from

Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them. – James Ellis, quoted in Edge-Tools of Speech by Maturin M. Ballou, 1899

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Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. – Scottish proverb

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It is not how busy you are, but why you are busy — the bee is praised, the mosquito is swatted. – Author Unknown

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Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it. – John Muir

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The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee, a clover, anytime, to him, is aristocracy. – Emily Dickinson

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