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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. Charles Dickens
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. Charles Dickens
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. Charles Dickens
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. Charles Dickens
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. Charles Caleb Colton
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
corner left people strongest
The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house. Estelle
corner looking losing turn year
We are looking to turn the corner this year and come out of a losing slump. Talen Singer
corner customers
There are customers from every corner of the globe. Mike Bair
corners follow four mountain reach sports west
We're going to reach all four corners of the country. We're going to be able to follow Mountain West sports the way no one else has been able to follow Mountain West sports before. Craig Thompson
corner history preserve rugged
What little history we've got in this rugged little corner of ours, we want to treasure. In Europe, they don't bulldoze things thoughtlessly. They preserve them. Rick Steves
corners goals score sure
Usually corners are sure goals for us. We probably score on one out of three. Monica Tooley
corners energies figure throwing ultimately various
Ultimately if you're a journalist, one day you're writing about figure skating, one day a political debate. I loved that about reporting. I like throwing my energies into various corners of the world. Jess Walter
corners darker humor stories
I like working on stories where I can explore the darker corners of childhood without illustrations but with humor. Kate Klise
corner fallow heart leave mystery ready seed soil turning winds
Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the ploughshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring... Henri Frederic Amiel
favorable good sacrifices
The Spaniard is gallant and patriotic, and sacrifices everything, in favorable moments, for his country's good. He has the intrepidity of his bull. Jose Rizal
favorable feels outcome
She feels the outcome will be favorable to her. Kent Richland
favorable man port wind
If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
favorable lose
I think it is important that we get a favorable vote. I think it is doable. If we don't ... get approval, and we do go, we're going to lose some international prestige. Bill Richardson
favorable joined retailers sign
It is a favorable sign that retailers have not joined in the job-cutting spree, John Challenger
favorable five front generally inside
We've generally become favorable of shorter-dated (agencies) inside of five years as of December. Spreads widened out, more so in the front of curve. Jamie Jackson
favorable goes impact possession run time
It goes hand-in-hand, ... You run the ball, you're going to have time of possession and it is going to have a favorable impact on the defense. Jon Gruden
favorable good market nervous numbers starved tomorrow
While this market is starved for good news, it is still nervous -- if we don't see favorable numbers tomorrow it could be a negative. Walt Czaicki
favorable obviously predict side
We can't predict the future, we don't want to try and predict the future, but this development is obviously very favorable for our side of the case. William Lerach
light sun life-is
In the moonlight which is always sad, as the light of the sun itself is--as the light called human life is--at its coming and its going. Charles Dickens
light alcohol cleaning
Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew. Charles Dickens
light israel fire
Secrecy of design, when combined with rapidity of execution, like me column that guided Israel in the deserts, becomes the guardian pillar of light and fire to our friends, a cloud of overwhelming and impenetrable darkness to our enemies. Charles Caleb Colton
light moral sometimes
Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer; for it prevents those disorders which other remedies sometimes cure, but sometimes confirm. Charles Caleb Colton
light heaven growth
Posthumous fame is a plant of tardy growth, for our body must be the seed of it; or we may liken it to a torch, which nothing but the last spark of life can light up; or we may compare it to the trumpet of the archangel, for it is blown over the dead; but unlike that awful blast, it is of earth, not of heaven, and can neither rouse nor raise us. Charles Caleb Colton
light moral materials
Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer. Charles Caleb Colton
light opposites people
What connexion can there be, between the place in Lincolnshire, the house in town, the Mercury in powder, and the whereabout of Jo the outlaw with the broom, who had that distant ray of light upon him when he swept the churchyard-step? What connexion can there have been between many people in the innumerable histories of this world, who, from opposite sides of great gulfs, have, nevertheless, been very curiously brought together! Charles Dickens
light stage
Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage. Charles Dickens
light doubt church
Doubts about the fundamentals of the gospel exist in certain churches, I am told, to a large extent. My dear friends, where there is a warm-hearted church, you do not hear of them. I never saw a fly light on a red-hot plate. Charles Spurgeon
minutes packs i-can
I pack every minute I can with something to do. Bryan Adams
minutes together
When I was in the play this summer, and Cody wasn't, we had about 30 minutes together each day. Melissa Hughes
minutes ten
When I was a child, we used to look forward to the end of the day when we would hear another ten minutes of a story. Malorie Blackman
minutes month offensive opening past talked zone
We're going to go after them by doing the same things we've talked about all year. And that's tightening up in our own zone, opening it up in the offensive zone like we have been the past month or so, and 60 minutes of effort. Scott Gardiner
minute mom remember stop
I remember my mom saying, 'I will take you to every audition, I will support you, but the minute you stop caring about it, I will stop.' Justin Timberlake
minutes all-the-best written
All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes. Brian Eno
minute
We're 5-0 down with a minute to go on this one. Ian Holloway
minutes plans sections
I plan my life in 15-minute sections. Dave Pelzer
minutes
She's having to play a lot of minutes even with that hand. Pamela Gainey
ubiquitous
We want everyone to use this thing. The more ubiquitous it is out there, the better for us. Michael Noonan