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selfish character government
If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan
selfish real character
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.
self roots african-american
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs of centuries; but they languish at times, while the love of self works on ceaselessly, unwearyingly,burrowing always at the very root of life, and heaping up fresh wrongs for other centuries to sweep away. Charles W. Chesnutt
selfish opportunity people
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner
self people all-time
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering. Charles de Gaulle
self self-knowledge
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. Charles de Lint
self-confidence world conquer
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
self words-of-wisdom crowns
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
self cells knaves
Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave! Charles Caleb Colton
erotic feelings denial
pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling. Pornography emphasizes sensation without feeling. Audre Lorde
erotic steps recognition
Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms.
erotic traffic sensibility
The truly erotic sensibility, in evoking the image of woman, never omits to clothe it. The robing and disrobing: that is the true traffic of love. Antonio Machado
erotic talent
Talent is more erotic when it's wasted. Don DeLillo
erotic sensual levels
I am sensual and very physical. I'm very erotic. But my sexuality exists on a sort of a fantasy level. Donna Summer
erotic kind shame
I suppose that a lifetime spent hiding one's erotic truth could have a cumulative renunciatory effect. Sexual shame is in itself a kind of death. Alison Bechdel
erotic possibility objects
There's always been a potential erotic possibility with objects. Claes Oldenburg
erotic england sisterly
I've always felt that English women had to be approached in a sisterly manner, rather than an erotic manner. Anthony Burgess
erotic meals
A meal can be an erotic experience in itself. Alex Comfort
feelings film
Nothing quite like it. The feeling of film. Charlie Chaplin
feelings littles strange
Spite is a little word, but it represents as strange a jumble of feelings and compound of discords, as any polysyllable in the language.
feelings age done
We all have some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time - of our having been surrounded, dim ages ago, by the same faces, objects, and circumstances.
feelings words-of-wisdom deeds
"O, Mrs. Clennam, Mrs. Clennam," said Little Dorrit, "angry feelings and unforgiving deeds are no comfort and no guide to you and me."
feelings words-of-wisdom matter
It is, as Mr. Rokesmith says, a matter of feeling, but Lor how many matters ARE matters of feeling!
feelings certain
In a certain sense, Zen is feeling life instead of feeling something about life. Alan Watts
feelings want cop
It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't. Alain Robert
feelings knows statues
I'm delighted. I don't know of anybody who had a statue built of them while they were living. It's a great feeling. Al Lopez
feelings dazzle christ
Christ dazzles me and stirs within me such feelings of amazement that I can never get over Him. Aiden Wilson Tozer