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mistake power order
It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it; and for minds of the highest order, it has no charms. Charles Caleb Colton
mistake greatness ignorant
True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant. Charles Caleb Colton
mistake flirting errors
Total freedom from error is what none of us will allow to our neighbors; however we may be inclined to flirt a little with such spotless perfection ourselves. Charles Caleb Colton
mistake ignorance writing
Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase. Charles Caleb Colton
mistake creativity science
A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition. Charles Caleb Colton
mistake block sweat
Writers block: when I get it, it's because my subconscious spotted that I'd make a huge structural mistake in constructing a novel before my conscious mind became aware of it, and threw on the brakes. So I've learned not to sweat it: take two days off, then back up a chapter, read through, and try to work out why I'm suddenly uneasy about continuing. Charles Stross
mistake ends chains
Fatal accidents never happen because of just one mistake. It takes a whole chain of stupids lining up just so to put a full stop at the end of an epitaph. Charles Stross
mistake men thank-god
Men talk of "the mistakes of Scripture." I thank God that I have never met with any. Mistakes of translation there may be, for translators are men. But mistakes of the original word there never can be, for the God who spoke it is infallible, and so is every word he speaks, and in that confidence we find delightful rest. Charles Spurgeon
mistake beginning-middle-and-end execution
A sermon without Christ as its beginning, middle, and end is a mistake in conception, a crime in execution. Charles Spurgeon
humble men grace
The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem. Charles Spurgeon
humble thinking proud
We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble. Charles Spurgeon
humble men grace
Nothing but grace makes a man so humble and, at the same time, so glad. Charles Spurgeon
humble pride self
The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair Charles Spurgeon
humble people concerned
People become concerned with being more humble than other people. Alan Watts
humble scotland pie
Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle. Alan Hansen
humble sacrifice men
A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead. Aiden Wilson Tozer
humble expectations determined
Come to the Word with a spirit of longing with devotion and humble expectation. Be determined to know God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
humble spirit forget
Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble. Chinua Achebe
outsiders actors able
Actors are always outsiders. It's necessary to be able to interpret - and that gets distorted when you become famous. Al Pacino
outsiders faces like-you
It's like you always have to put on a happy face, be the phony baloney, and I'm so not that. I never was that; I'll never be that. That is part of the business that I don't like. Maybe that will always keep me an outsider, I don't know. But that's fine. Chloe Sevigny
outsiders care i-dont-care
I've been an outsider all my life - I don't care. Chloe Sevigny
outsiders different freak
But you're like me,” he says. “An outsider. Different. A freak. We're both weird, which is why we get along. Darren Shan
outsiders
I love playing outsiders, I always do. Antony Sher
outsiders sitting-down castro
I know that Oswald killed Kennedy. Now, was he pushed? Encouraged to do it by outsiders? Possibly. Possibly. Was he sitting down with Fidel Castro? No. Bill O'Reilly
outsiders
I've always been interested in the outsider. Charles de Lint
outsiders insight insiders
Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have. Diane Abbott
outsiders firsts poor
Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But, precisely because they are outsiders, they are usually in a poor position to fix them. Atul Gawande