Quotes 21 till 40 of 42.
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Our ideas are the offspring of our senses; we are not more able to create the form of a being we have not seen, without retrospect to one we know, than we are able to create a new sense. He whose fancy has conceived an idea of the most beautiful form must have composed it from actual existence.
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Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.
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Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy.
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens. There is therefore, something in true beauty that corresponds with right reason, and is not the mere creation of fancy.
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The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers.
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The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.
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The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.
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The present age prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.
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The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.
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There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.
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They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.
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This world of imagination is fancy-free and violently opposed to common sense.
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To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.
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Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.
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Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.
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What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.
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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.
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When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance.
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While there are many varieties of grills, each with their own virtues to be sure, I prefer the standard Weber kettle grill. Don't be fooled into thinking that you need any fancy gadgets in order to take advantage of cooking over a live fire. Just a good set of tongs and you're set.
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