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literature civility
The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none. Charles Dickens
literature potatoes poultry
Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips. Charles Dickens
literature made should
I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself, and for itself. Charles Dickens
literature stealing plagiarism
If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition. Charles Caleb Colton
literature prudence
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. Charles Caleb Colton
literature fool religious-bigotry
Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost. Charles Caleb Colton
literature speech giants
The Grecian’s maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a sentence; and many a folio to a primer. Charles Caleb Colton
literature action conflict
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions. Charles Caleb Colton
literature
We are so very 'umble. Charles Dickens
paper stressful
Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life. Byron Katie
paper faces pieces
It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
paper economics paper-money
Neither a state nor a bank ever have had unrestricted power of issuing paper money without abusing that power. David Ricardo
paper examination six
The Ten Commandments should be headed like an examination paper: No more than six to be attempted. Bertrand Russell
paper littles holding-on
In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, and pamphlets in very small print and on very bad paper. The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories. Agnes Smedley
paper nobody-knows knows
There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
paper littles buying
If all you succeed in doing in life is getting rich by buying little pieces of paper, it's a failed life. Life is more than being shrewd in wealth accumulation. Charlie Munger
paper standards higher
I'd like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much money they make. Bill Watterson
paper towels firsts
Automatic paper towel dispensers are a solution to something that was never a problem in the first place. Demetri Martin
may oppression begets
Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself. Charles Dickens
may invention condensation
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. Charles Caleb Colton
may maintaining conquer
Hannibal knew better how to conquer than how to profit by the conquest; and Napoleon was more skilful in taking positions than in maintaining them. As to reverses, no general cart presume to say that he may not be defeated; but he can, and ought to say, that he will not be surprised. Charles Caleb Colton
may riches talent
From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration. Charles Caleb Colton
may cups bliss
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved? Charles Caleb Colton
may venture able
As there are none so weak that we may venture to injure them with impunity, so there are none so low that they may not at some time be able to repay an obligation. Therefore, what benevolence would dictate, prudence would confirm. Charles Caleb Colton
may modern poet
Subtract from many modern poets all that may be found in Shakespeare, and trash will remain. Charles Caleb Colton
may finals tomorrow
To-morrow even may bring the final reckoning. Charles Spurgeon
may certain made
We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives. Charles Spurgeon