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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
events-in-life feelings alertness
I am not my thoughts, feelings, circumstances of changing events in life, I am the awareness, the alertness, the changeless which remains present behind it. Marcus Thomas
events-in-life impact people
Contentment comes when you find the people, places, and events in life you were created to impact. T. D. Jakes
unfortunate conditions
She sounded as though love were an unfortunate but unavoidable condition. Diana Gabaldon
unfortunate-things childhood fiction
I had a ludicrous childhood, but I feel that I was able to profit from a lot of the idiotic and unfortunate things that happened to me by turning them into fiction. Heather O'Neill
unfortunate fastidious
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. Jean de La Fontaine
unfortunate-things canada building
The unfortunate thing is, for the contents of the building I could not get any insurance anywhere in Canada. Ernst Zundel
unfortunate-things trying limits
The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new. Leo Buscaglia
unfortunate-things people can-do
People who don't have a concept of the whole can do very unfortunate things. Joseph Campbell
unfortunate-things rewards appetite
the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites. Phyllis Bottome
unfortunate-things finals unfortunate
That's the unfortunate thing about death. It's so terribly final. Marie Dressler