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Grass is always greener6 quotes
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden. — T.S. Eliot · 1936He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. — PlutarchHe's always attracted by the art he isn't practicing, the place he hasn't been, the girl he hasn't met. — Grandmother Janou · 1957The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darlin', it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea! — Sebastian · 1989The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908They think that I can make friends if we move. Just move, everything will be roses and sunshine. — Jim Stark · 1955Bloom where you're planted2 quotes
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darlin', it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea! — Sebastian · 1989The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Change of scenery1 quote
They think that I can make friends if we move. Just move, everything will be roses and sunshine. — Jim Stark · 1955Counterfactual history1 quote
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden. — T.S. Eliot · 1936Dissatisfaction1 quote
He's always attracted by the art he isn't practicing, the place he hasn't been, the girl he hasn't met. — Grandmother Janou · 1957Foolishness1 quote
He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. — PlutarchOpportunities1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Seeking1 quote
He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. — PlutarchSeeking happiness1 quote
He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. — PlutarchThe road not taken1 quote
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden. — T.S. Eliot · 1936