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mother children pride
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues - faith and hope. Charles Dickens
mother determination father
what I want you to be - I don't mean physically but morally: you are very well physically - is a firm fellow, a fine firm fellow, with a will of your own, with resolution. with determination. with strength of character that is not to be influenced except on good reason by anybody, or by anything. That's what I want you to be. That's what your father, & your mother might both have been Charles Dickens
mother children heart
The two stand in the fast-thinning throng of victims, but they speak as if they were alone. Eye to eye, voice to voice, hand to hand, heart to heart, these two children of the Universal Mother, else so wide apart and differing, have come together on the dark highway, to repair home together and to rest in her bosom. Charles Dickens
mother sweet pain
Let the tears which fell, and the broken words which were exchanged in the long close embrace between the orphans, be sacred. A father, sister, and mother, were gained, and lost, in that one moment. Joy and grief were mingled in the cup; but there were no bitter tears: for even grief arose so softened, and clothed in such sweet and tender recollections, that it became a solemn pleasure, and lost all character of pain. Charles Dickens
mother nature garden
The evening wind made such a disturbance just now, among some tall old elm-trees at the bottom of the garden, that neither my mother nor Miss Betsey could forbear glancing that way. As the elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets, and after a few seconds of such repose, fell into a violent flurry, tossing their wild arms about, as if their late confidences were really too wicked for their peace of mind... Charles Dickens
mother nature children
"But even if he has been wicked," pursued Rose, "think how young he is; think that he may never have known a mother's love, or the comfort of a home; that ill-usage and blows, or the want of bread, may have driven him to herd with men who have forced him to guilt. Aunt, dear aunt, for mercy's sake, think of this, before you let them drag this sick child to a prison, which in any case must be the grave of all his chances of amendment." Charles Dickens
mother butterfly garden
Now I am in the garden at the back . . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it, with a high fence, and a gate . . . where the fruit clusters on the trees, riper and richer than fruit has ever been since, in any other garden, and where my mother gathers some in a basket while I stand by, bolting furtive gooseberries, and trying to look unnerved. Charles Dickens
mother abode wells
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going. . . . My mother is likewise a very 'umble person. We live in a 'umble abode. Charles Dickens
mother errors reform
If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers. Charles Simmons
doe authorship command
That author, however, who has thought more than he has read, read more than he has written, and written more than he has published, if he does not command success, has at least deserved it. Charles Caleb Colton
doe helping praying
If your faith does not make you pray, have nothing to do with it; get rid of it, and God help thee to begin again. Charles Spurgeon
doe christ please
If it does not glorify Christ, let it not console or please you. Charles Spurgeon
doe convinced knows
I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe way holy
Holy is the way God is. To be holy He does not conform to a standard. He IS that standard. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe easy hard
God does not love us because we are hard or easy to love, He loves us because He is God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe lines matter
But history does matter. There is a line connecting the Armenians and the Jews and the Cambodians and the Bosnians and the Rwandans. There are obviously more, but, really, how much genocide can one sentence handle? Chris Bohjalian
doe absence
Absence of failure does not constitute success. Chris Alexander
doe happy-endings
A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending. Chita Rivera
environment progressive grew
I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive. Alan Ball
environmental dollars protection
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. David Suzuki
environment
We all live downstream David Suzuki
environmental body embedded
Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies. David Suzuki
environmental cost lines
The fact of the matter is that today, stuff-selling mega-corporations have a huge influence on our daily lives. And because of the competitive nature of our global economy, these corporations are generally only concerned with one thing - the bottom line. That is, maximising profit, regardless of the social or environmental costs. David Suzuki
environmental waste recycled
In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled. David Suzuki
environmental garbage worn
There is no place where we can safely store worn-out reactors or their garbage. No place! David R. Brower
environmental wrecks energy
It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it. David R. Brower
environment finite growth unlimited
Unlimited growth in a finite environment is impossible. Hanno Langenhoven