Quotes 161 till 180 of 321.
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Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand.
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Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.
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Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?.
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Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
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Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.
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Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.
Politics and the English Language (1945) -
Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.
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Primitive superstition lies just below the surface of even the most tough-minded individuals, and it is precisely those who most fight against it who are the first to succumb to its suggestive effects.
Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (1960) -
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Original:La vraie générosité envers l'avenir consiste à tout donner au présent.
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Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
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Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life - there, if one must speak out, the real man.
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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
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Science is feasible when the variables are few and can be enumerated; when their combinations are distinct and clear. We are tending toward the condition of science and aspiring to do it. The artist works out his own formulas; the interest of science lies in the art of making science.
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Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.
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Success is transient, evanescent. The real passion lies in the poignant acquisition of knowledge about all the shading and subtleties of the creative secrets.
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Technology is not an image of the world but a way of operating on reality. The nihilism of technology lies not only in the fact that it is the most perfect expression of the will to power... but also in the fact that it lacks meaning.
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Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.
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Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these.
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