It is better to be happy for the moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while. --Don Marquis
Vocab
covert (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
Napoleon was an expert at making covert preparations to attack unsuspecting opponents.
Usage: past vs. passed
In the past, people with manners would have asked for the potatoes to be passed instead of reaching over someone to get them. "Past" is a time before now. "Passed" is past tense of "to pass."
