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greatness men mind
Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness deserving-it mind
Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men too-much
Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much of him. Charles Caleb Colton
great-expectations secret tears
The secret was such an old one now, had so grown into me and become a part of myself, that I could not tear it away. Charles Dickens
great-expectations strange melancholy
So new to him," she muttered, "so old to me; so strange to him, so familiar to me; so melancholy to both of us!... Charles Dickens
great-expectations may done
But, in this separation I associate you only with the good and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you have done far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
great-expectations may let-me
Let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
greatness excellence littles
True greatness consists in being great in little things. Charles Simmons
men
Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day. Charles Dickens
men hair doors
An observer of men who finds himself steadily repelled by some apparently trifling thing in a stranger is right to give it great weight. It may be the clue to the whole mystery. A hair or two will show where a lion is hidden. A very little key will open a very heavy door. Charles Dickens
men brotherhood common
The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men. Charles Dickens
men fellow-man spirit
It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. Charles Dickens
men laughing people
When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people. Charles Dickens
men judging world
Most men unconsciously judge the world from themselves, and it will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples. Charles Dickens
men coats shabby
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat. Charles Caleb Colton
men talking two
When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and our own improvement; for what we have to say we know, but what they have to say we know not. Charles Caleb Colton
men years two
No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned. Charles Caleb Colton
minorities majority looks
Look at all the minorities around here! I'm the only majority. Louis C. K.
minorities vegan enough
I recently became vegan because I felt that as a Jewish lesbian, I wasn't part of a small enough minority. So now I'm a Jewish lesbian vegan. Carol Leifer
minority sports
There is no question that the minority party always makes a sport of going after the governor. Bob McDonnell
minor
I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues. Cal Ripken, Jr.
minorities rewards fool
The problem with fiat money is that it rewards the minority that can handle money, but fools the generation that has worked and saved money. Adam Smith
minor problems
Occasionally we have problems, but usually it is a minor incident, nothing like this, Robert Rose
minorities plenty
There are plenty of opportunities for minorities on campus, you've just got to take them. David Hillery
minorities done proud
How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag. Cristina Saralegui
minority money racing sports
Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world. Tony McCoy
supporting
I know I could make a difference by supporting the right causes. Nell Newman
supporting wants win
He wants to win and we're just supporting him. Teresa Johnson
supporting
The only thing is we didn't have the supporting cast. Marcel Dionne
supporting tired winds
I think the winds are changing. We're all tired of supporting the scandals. Debbie Smith
supporting supports
I'm still undecided about who I'm supporting for governor, but I'm a person who supports the anti-Nussle campaign. Robin Butler
supporting
They say they're supporting the troops, but they're not. Steve Gillis
supporting whether
You need supporting actors to help to tell the story. For me, I'm lucky to be a part of the films. Being an actor, I'll take any role, whether it's supporting or leading. Robert Maillet
supporting
Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective. Waris Ahluwalia
supporting tradition
The E.U. has a long tradition of supporting the Palestinians. Robert Lowe
women resentment consequence
Women generally consider consequences in love, seldom in resentment. Charles Caleb Colton
women flower sun
Pleasure is to women what the sun is to the flower; if moderately enjoyed, it beautifies, it refreshes, and it improves; if immoderately, it withers, deteriorates and destroys. Charles Caleb Colton
women want ornaments
Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity. Charles Caleb Colton
women intellectual female
A high degree of intellectual refinement in the female is the surest pledge society can have for the improvement of the male. Charles Caleb Colton
women doe attention
The plainest man who pays attention to women, will sometimes succeed as well as the handsomest man who does not. Charles Caleb Colton
women modest bashful
Women that are the least bashful are often the most modest. Charles Caleb Colton
women decorum length
Women do not transgress the bounds of decorum so often as men; but when they do, they go greater lengths. Charles Caleb Colton
women said mould
She's the sort of woman now,' said Mould, . . . 'one would almost feel disposed to bury for nothing: and do it neatly, too! Charles Dickens
women want today
You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women. Alan Jay Lerner