Quotes 521 till 540 of 615.
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To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
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To honor him whom we have made is far from honoring him that hath made us..
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To many women marriage is only this. It is merely a physical change impinging on their ordinary nature, leaving their mentality untouched, their self-possession intact. They are not burnt by even the red fire of physical passion - far less by the white fi
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To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.
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Today 80 percent of all the oil that comes out of the Gulf is from 1,000 feet or more and today almost a third of it is more than 5,000 feet below the surface. What hasn't happened is the safety and the ability to respond to a negative event such as this blowout, has been far outrun by the technology of drilling itself. We need to close that gap.
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Tranvestism is far more common among men, I noted, because it originates in the primary relation of mother and son.
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
Travel far enough, you meet yourself.
Wolkenatlas (2008) 320 -
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
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Two separate, distinct personalities, not separate at all, but inextricably bound, soul and body and mind, to each other, how did we get so far apart so fast?
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Two thirds of all sorrow is homemade and, so far as the universe is concerned, unnecessary.
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Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
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Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.
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Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability. We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
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Walking at random through the streets, we came by chance upon the Cathedral of Notre Dame. I shall long remember my first impression of the scene within. The lofty gothic ceiling arched far above my head and through the stained windows the light came but dimly - it was all still, solemn and religious.
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Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
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Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after.
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We all lived in the same house, or most of us did. And as far as I can make out we were confined to the property, because at twenty-four hours' notice we'd have to do a gig somewhere. So you couldn't leave the building for more than twelve hours in case a gig came through.
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We are all very deeply the children of our parents and their parents. Far more than we generally realize.
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