Quotes 401 till 420 of 616.
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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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People seek within a short span of life to satisfy a thousand desires, each of which is insatiable.
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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.
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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time.
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Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
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Pray thee, take care, that tak'st my book in hand,
To read it well: that is, to understand.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio I, To The Reader, lines 1-2. -
Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
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Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.
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Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.
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Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.
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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
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Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist. Greed may be a sin, exploitation of other people might, on the face of it, look rather nasty, but who can blame a man for ''doing the best'' for his children?
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Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.
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Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right, by these we reach divinity.
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Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.
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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.
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Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency; being clear about your methods; being honest about your results; and drawing a clear line between the results, on the one hand, and your judgment calls about how those results support a hypothesis.
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Scientific theory and its application to the growing needs of mankind advance hand in hand.
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Scratching is one of nature's sweetest gratifications, and the one nearest at hand.
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