Quotes 201 till 220 of 247.
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This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high.
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This world is empty to him alone who does not understand how to direct his libido towards objects, and to render them alive and beautiful for himself, for Beauty does not indeed lie in things, but in the feeling that we give to them.
The Psychology of the Unconscious (1943) -
Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
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Though the only road to freedom lie through the gates of death, those gates must be passed; for freedom is indispensable.
The Professor (1857) ch. XXV -
To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
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To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
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Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an ''act'' and he told the audience, ''This is my act.'' Today's comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes he's telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week.
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True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of original sin.
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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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Unbind the charms that in slight fables lie and teach that truth is truest poesy.
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Under the wide and starry sky. Dig the grave and let me lie.
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Underneath this stone doth lie
As much beauty as could die;
Which in life did harbor give
To more virtue than doth live.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6. -
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds
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Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle.
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Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night.
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We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.
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We do only three things in life: we sit, we stand, we lie horizontal. The rest is just a story.
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life (2002) -
We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.
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We lie to ourselves in order that we may still have the excuse of ignorance, the alibi of stupidity and incomprehension, possessing which we can continue with a good conscience to commit and tolerate the most monstrous crimes.
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