Quotes with petty--never

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  • Samuel Johnson Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Robert Lynd Surely it is better to tell the truth behind people's backs than never to tell it at all.
    Robert Lynd
    American sociologist (1892 - 1970)
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  • Samuel Johnson Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Francis Bacon Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Mother Teresa Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.
    Mother Teresa
    Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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  • Cate Campbell Swimming a 50 m is like playing the pokies: you push a button, and you never know what is going come up; it may be a mixed bag.
    Cate Campbell
    Malawian-born Australian athlete (1992 - )
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  • Anne Stevenson Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she committed suicide I was only 30 - and very shocked and sorry. I never knew her personally.
    Anne Stevenson
    American-British poet and writer (1933 - 2020)
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  • John W. Draper Sympathy is never wasted except when you give it to yourself.
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  • Dale Carnegie Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from shore.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Kirk Kirkpatrick Take a lesson from the mosquito. She never waits for an opening - she makes one.
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  • John Donne Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • Booth Tarkington Take your work seriously but never take yourself seriously; and do not take what happens either to yourself or your work seriously.
    Booth Tarkington
    American novelist and dramatist (1869 - 1946)
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  • Stephen King Talent is never static. It's always growing or dying.
    Stephen King
    American author of horror and supernatural fiction (1947 - )
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Taste may change, but inclination never.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Bradley A. Smith Tax rates should never be raised in some brackets without being raised in all brackets.
    Bradley A. Smith
    American law professor (1958 - )
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  • Bill Ayers Teaching has always been, for me, linked to issues of social justice. I've never considered it a neutral or passive profession.
    Bill Ayers
    American elementary education theorist (1944 - )
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  • Caitlin Moran Telly never has any smart, amusing intellectuals living on a council estate.
    Caitlin Moran
    English journalist, author, and broadcaster (1975 - )
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  • Washington Irving Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
    Washington Irving
    American writer (1783 - 1859)
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  • Bill Hybels Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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