and Sayings about the Butter Churn...
"For the churning of milk produces butter,
and pressing the nose brings forth blood;
so the churning of anger produces strife."
and pressing the nose brings forth blood;
so the churning of anger produces strife."
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“A quarrel is like buttermilk, once it's out of the churn;
the more you shake it, the more sour it grows”
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“The churning separates the butter from the milk.
In the same manner, through cosmic processes
and upheavals of heat and cold,
the Five Fundamental Elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space)
were separated and Earth,
this Ball of Butter, emerged as the product of the churning.
If any person or thing has one of the three character-traits
(balanced, passionate, dull) predominant in the makeup,
we denote him as having that trait.”
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“The churning separates the butter from the milk.
In the same manner, through cosmic processes
and upheavals of heat and cold,
the Five Fundamental Elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space)
were separated and Earth,
this Ball of Butter, emerged as the product of the churning.
If any person or thing has one of the three character-traits
(balanced, passionate, dull) predominant in the makeup,
we denote him as having that trait.”
“During the day-time, Violet chiefly occupied herself in putting salt-water into a churn,
while her three brothers churned it violently, in the hope that it would turn into butter,
which it seldom, if ever did....”
[The Story of Four Little Children Who Went Round the World
Edward Lear, English writer; known for his 'literary nonsense' & limericks (1812-1888)]
Edward Lear, English writer; known for his 'literary nonsense' & limericks (1812-1888)]
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