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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
despised involved people provincial stayed
When I was young, I despised old people. I was provincial and narrow-minded. It's the reason I stayed stupid so long. If you only get involved with young people you don't learn anything about the world. Edmund White
despised good half lives longer nearly people
The majority of people think their children's lives will not be as good as theirs. Nearly half of all Americans are no longer proud of their country. Politicians have become a despised breed. Kathleen Troia McFarland
despised hate learned until
No one can be despised by another until he has learned to despise himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
despised god man men
There are many men who are forgotten, who are despised, and who are trampled on by their fellows, but there never was a man who was so despised as the everlasting God has been! Charles Spurgeon
despised fed monarch name owe whom
It is not the statesman, the warrior, or the monarch that survives, but the despised poet, whom they may have fed with their crumbs, and to whom they owe that they are now or have a name Nathaniel Hawthorne
despised follow served
The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as well as served it. Samuel Butler
despised gambling governor lower money ought pay plan property raise saw signed taxes
For a governor who signed the despised legislative pay raise and saw his plan to use gambling money to lower property taxes go down in flames, Ed Rendell ought to be called Teflon Ed.
despised good hollywood producer promoted quickly sector simply valuable writer
The most despised sector of Hollywood are the writers. A good writer is quickly promoted to a 'concept man' - and then a producer - because he's too valuable to simply be a writer. John Rhys-Davies
english-athlete
There are companies that are cutting their costs by over 50% by offshoring.
english france french home met spoke student teaching until visited
We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement. Joanne Harris
english-writer whom
As for my brothers, of whom I had three, I know not how they were bred. Margaret Cavendish
english-scientist
Whenever the occasion arose, he rose to the occasion.
englishmen
I'm an Englishman. What more can I say? Alan Sugar
english-actress
While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it. Dinah Sheridan
english model paris suddenly
When I was living in Paris in the '80s, I used to go out with an American model who couldn't speak French. But suddenly everyone could speak English because he was so cute.
english gotten invaluable neighbors number scientific together translated understand
What's invaluable about Bernie is that he has gotten a number of us eggheads together and has translated what is scientific gobbledygook into English so that our neighbors and friends can understand it,
english-musician york
Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened. Joe Cocker
medieval
I listen to a lot of medieval music. Grimes
medieval recognize system though trying
It's like trying to read some of the writing in medieval manuscripts or handwriting from the 1500s. Even though it is our same writing system we don't recognize it.
medieval tales
I'm sure you can even find ménage à trois in medieval tales. Louis Garrel
saved
The love received is the love that is saved. Eddie Vedder
saved
As much as I would like to be the one who saved hip-hop culture, it's pretty much nigh-on impossible. Coolio
saved
You are not saved by your works. You work because youre saved. Adrian Rogers
saved
Anything we love can be saved. Alice Walker
saved score struggling
He saved us with that effort, ... especially the way we've been struggling to score runs. Bruce Bochy
saved year
He saved the year for us with that tackle. Hines Ward
saved woke
He saved our lives. He woke up because he couldn't breathe.
saved
We saved lives. Every day, we saved lives.
saved
We saved his life. And we probably saved other people's lives.