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children pride men
There is not a manufacturer or tradesman in existence, who would not employ a man who takes a reasonable degree of pride in the appearance of himself and those about him, in preference to a sullen, slovenly fellow, who works doggedly on, regardless of his own clothing and that of his wife and children, and seeming to take pleasure or pride in nothing. Charles Dickens
children father heart
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.
children sea play
There is nothing--no, nothing--innocent or good, that dies and is forgotten; let us hold to that faith or none. An infant, a prattling child, dying in the cradle, will live again in the better thoughts of those that loved it, and play its part through them in the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burnt to ashes or drowned in the deep sea.
children parenting expectations
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
children grieving two
It always grieves me to contemplate the initiation of children into the ways of life when they are scarcely more than infants. It checks their confidence and simplicity, two of the best qualities that heaven gives them, and demands that they share our sorrows before they are capable of entering into our enjoyments.
children father past
How strange it is that we of the present day are constantly praising that past age which our fathers abused, and as constantly abusing that present age, which our children will praise. Charles Caleb Colton
children knowledge enemy
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend.
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality.
children heaven wish
Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it.
snakes games ladders
Life feels like a game of Snakes and Ladders, but without any ladders. David Moody
snakes oil people
In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they took snake oil. Citizens of today's shiny, technological age are too modern for that. They take antioxidants and extract of cactus instead. Charles Krauthammer
snakes feelings watches
I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer. Dean Acheson
snakes broken cameras
I've fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me. Bear Grylls
snakes favors providence
But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with Providence that he will let a snake bite him, I say he deserves what he's got coming to him. Earl Long
snakes spaghetti
I wanna see a snake eat spaghetti. Demetri Martin
snakes long cards
Credit cards are like snakes: Handle 'em long enough, and one will bite you. Elizabeth Warren
snakes long mowing
It's even occurred to me, as a teeny little subversive whisper of a thought, that if we stop mowing the lawn right now, it will probably be a long, long time before the yard gets overrun by lions and snakes. Barbara Ehrenreich
snakes circles cost
The less sophisticated of my forbears avoided foreigners at all costs, for the very good reason that, in their circles, speaking in tongues was commonly a prelude to snake handling. The more tolerant among us regarded foreign languages as a kind of speech impediment that could be overcome by willpower.
spiders different needs
If I'm interviewing someone I need to know everything about them - I do these massive spider diagrams. Everything under different categories, and certain questions in other categories. Cat Deeley
spiders ive-learned life-goes-on
The biggest thing I've learned is to smash my own spiders and get on with my day. There will be another! Hoda Kotb
spiders suspense miserable
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider. Jonathan Swift
spiders wasps
At what point is a wasp ever going to have a chat with a spider? Karl Pilkington
spiders
Patience to the spider Sherrilyn Kenyon
spiders coraline enough
Spiders' webs only have to be large enough to catch flies. Neil Gaiman
spiders clubs clean
When I go to the garage to pick up my clubs, I clean the spider webs off. John Ratzenberger
spiders worried
I'm always worried about everything. Like spiders. Taylor Swift
spiders said strings
I excel at pulling strings!” said Arachne. “I’m a spider! Rick Riordan