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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean atheism knaves
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
mean men dresses
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
rowdy alligators wells
Not much is known about alligators. They don't train well. And they're unwieldy and rowdy to work with in laboratories. Diane Ackerman
row team three
We've been here three years in a row ... we're the most experienced team left. Mike Day
row starting three time turn won year
We've won three in a row now. We're getting better. This is the time of year you like to see that. We feel like we're starting to turn the corner.
row three
We didn't play well, but I will take it. To get to Troy three years in a row is special.
row start three
To start with three birdies in a row was perfect, Catriona Matthew
row wins
Wow, two wins in a row at home? That's big isn't it? Ryan Howard
row
We need two in a row to get us over the hump. Ned Yost
row wins
That's two wins in a row for us.
row-boats boat drifting
...Drifting downstream in a row boat doesn't count against your life span. James Patterson
streak trying until
We're just trying to keep the streak going. We're just trying to keep getting better until we get to Nationals.
streak trying
Hopefully, this year's the same thing. Get the first one out of the way. But it's not like you're trying to keep a streak going.
streak turn
We were 5-10 before this game, and that's just unacceptable at home. We have to turn that around and try to get a streak going. Ben Gordon
streak striking win
You're a win streak away from striking distance. Jalen Rose
streak tough
It's unbelievable; it's frustrating. You don't want to use excuses, but (the injuries) are a big part of it. But nobody's quitting. We're just in a tough streak right now and we have to find our way out of it. Keith Tkachuk
streak
You think a streak is never going to come to an end. When it does, it doesn't feel good. Avery Johnson
streak together wonder
There've been times when I said, 'Who are we?'Â ... But right when I started to wonder who we really were, we'd put together a streak that was not too bad. Kevin Towers
streak won
I don't look at it that we're 2-2. We won two in a row. We've just got to keep that streak going, Drew Brees
streak talk
I didn't talk about the streak all week. I didn't want to use it as motivation.
three four finished
In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. Alain Prost
three balls easy
The three-ball is an easy shot if you're uncontested, but when they know you can shoot, it's a lot harder to get off. Chris Copeland
three essentials action
There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action. Chiang Kai-shek
three kind i-can
I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God's. Byron Katie
three england beats
When you beat Arsenal, they are a good three points. Bryan Robson
three
The other three have really made strides. They're consistently getting better.
three
We've already got three up on the board. Steve Alford
three moments hours
Preferred three hours quicker over one moment late. William Shakespeare
three kind persons
Before repeating something bad about another person, ask yourself these three questions: Is it true? Is it necessary for me to tell it? Is it kind to tell it?
winter darkness scrooge
Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it.
winter age lapland
Cheerfulness ought to be the viaticum vitae of their life to the old; age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun.
winning race looks
If we look backwards to antiquity it should be as those that are winning a race.
wine order water
In order to try whether a vessel be leaky, we first prove it with water before we trust it with wine.
wings gone originality
All the poets are indebted more or less to those who have gone before them; even Homer's originality has been questioned, and Virgil owes almost as much to Theocritus, in his Pastorals, as to Homer, in his Heroics; and if our own countryman, Milton, has soared above both Homer and Virgil, it is because he has stolen some feathers from their wings.
wind literature wave
Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores.
wind fire tale-of-two-cities
Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me.
winning race obstacles
Ride on! Ride on over all obstacles and win the race.
wine paris six
Along the Paris streets, the death-carts rumble, hollow and harsh. Six tumbrils carry the day's wine to La Guillotine.