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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
yield air oxygen
A mouthful of sea air, or a stiff walk in the wind's face would not give grace to the soul, but it would yield oxygen to the body, which is next best Charles Spurgeon
yield giving
When we yield ourselves completely to God, He gives Himself completely to us. Aiden Wilson Tozer
yield
God must do everything for us. Our part is to yield and trust
yield world complexes
Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is. David Guterson
yield optimism rewards
Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards. Carlos Slim
yield tears treasure
The Bible was written in tears, and to tears it yields its best treasures.
yield acting finishing
It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy any other way... There is nothing in the world worth living for but doing good and finishing God's work, doing the work that Christ did. I see nothing else in the world that can yield any satisfaction besides living to God, pleasing Him, and doing his whole will. David Brainerd
yield long doe
This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot. Barney Frank
yield political-will challenges
Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn't, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor. Edward Kennedy
wilderness connected all-things
This We Know. All Things Are Connected Chief Seattle
wilderness heavy packs
You can't replicate walking 94 days through the wilderness by yourself with a really heavy pack until you do it. Cheryl Strayed
wilderness without-friends
There is no wilderness like a life without friends. Baltasar Gracian
wilderness outlaw ifs
If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness. Edward Abbey
wilderness
Wilderness. The word itself is music.
wilderness resources grows
Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow. Aldo Leopold
wilderness characteristics impressive
The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness. John Muir
wilderness complaints ten-commandments
Had they [the Tories] been in the wilderness they would have complained of the Ten Commandments. Remark. John Bright