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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
best-effort giving effort
Give your best effort, because you are worth your best effort. Denis Waitley
best-effort police criticism
Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author's own conscience. Anton Chekhov
best-effort people might
Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh? Brandon Sanderson
best-effort imagination actors
I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have. Jacki Weaver
best-effort giving earth
I realize I had to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort unto God and trust Him with the results. Jeremy Lin
best-effort people mind
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do. Harriet Beecher Stowe
best-effort missing strive
Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.' Gerald R. Ford
best-effort diversity three
There's no use diversifying into unknown companies just for the sake of diversity. A foolish diversity is the hobgoblin of small investors. That said, it isn't safe to own just one stock, because in spite of your best efforts, the one you choose might be the victim of unforeseen circumstances. In small portfolios, I'd be comfortable owning between three and ten stocks. Peter Lynch
best-effort best-buddies buddy
Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary. Peter Straub
taste relief huge
When you taste super-success after tasting super-failure, there is huge relief. Akshay Kumar
taste vices worst
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented. Edith Sitwell
taste consonants
... naturalness is not always consonant with taste. Edith Wharton
taste willing
I am perfectly willing for my music to exist with somebody else's taste. David Tudor
taste truth-is humans
Truth is disputable, not human taste. David Hume
taste painting study
Nothing is so improving to the temper as the study of the beauties either of poetry, eloquence, music, or painting.
taste film problem
The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films. Ben Wheatley
taste meat dams
I eat meat because meat tastes like murder, and murder tastes pretty dam good! Denis Leary
taste sour know-how
I know how to be sour. I know that taste. Bill Murray