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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean atheism knaves
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
mean men dresses
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
historical revolution fantasy
All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities. David Mitchell
historical excess world
An active propaganda machinery controlled bv the world's largest corporations constantly reassures us that consumerism is the path to happiness, governmental restraint of market excess is the cause our distress, and economic globalization is both a historical inevitability and a boon to the human species. David Korten
historical empires literature
The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. Dave Barry
historical ignorant judgment
There is a constant rush to judgment in Foucault. He is filled with specious generalizations, false categories, distortions, fudging, pretenses to knowledge in areas where he was ignorant. He had no ability whatsoever to distinguish among historical sources, where he makes terrible blunders. Camille Paglia
historical today commodity
Today, in American imperialism, the commodity has reached its most grandiose historical manifestation. C. L. R. James
historical democracy demand
No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy, Ai Weiwei
historical intellectual use
History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff - well, it might as well be dead. Arnold J. Toynbee
historical facts fiction
The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms. Antony Beevor
historical mythology
I like mythology - anything historical. Cassie Steele
revolution quiet parliament
We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament Edward Heath
revolution events one-time
Revolution is not a one time event. Audre Lorde
revolution want film
I don't want to create a revolution — I just want to create a few more films. Charlie Chaplin
revolution elements world
Woman is perpetual revolution, and is that element in the world which continually destroys and recreates. Charles Dudley Warner
revolution impossible inevitable
Every revolution seems impossible at the beginning, and after it happens, it was inevitable. Bill Ayers
revolution force motor
Education is the motor-force of revolution.
revolution solutions
It takes a revolution, to create a solution Bob Marley
revolution england remember
Remember, Sir, that [England] began the slave trade! Benjamin Franklin
revolution fierce progressive
The fierce willingness to repudiate domination in a holistic manner is the starting point for progressive cultural revolution. bell hooks