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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
serious comedy kind
My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning. Alan Arkin
serious bits
As you get older, you get a bit more serious. Bryan Ferry
serious repercussions
Repercussions are serious and they will take you places. Bryan Clay
serious asthma
Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma. Cathy Freeman
serious crime negligence
In persons grafted in a serious trust, Negligence is a crime. William Shakespeare
serious sense-of-humor adore
I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he's dealing with such serious issues. Benedict Cumberbatch
serious seventeen
No one's serious at seventeen. Arthur Rimbaud
serious sound artistic
Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me. Dee Dee Ramone
serious problem climate-change
The most serious problem facing humankind is climate change. Bill Nye
cheeky jackson james joyce parallel unusual wilson
I'm a postmodern commentator, and so, in a cheeky parallel to James Joyce or James Kelman, I get to places, verbally, that are a little unusual - when I talk about Jocky Wilson and end up sounding like a Jackson Pollock of the commentary box. Sid Waddell
cheeky love
He is a cheeky little prick but that's what we love about him. Peter Jackson
cheeky kid practical
I was kind of like the cheeky kid in school. Nothing too malicious... Nothing too nasty... I never really got into too many fights, but I was the practical joker. Dominic Monaghan
cheeky hey time
Hey you little sneak, how much time do I have? You cheeky bastard Christian Slater