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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
causes funny-women arguing
I have a friend named Doris who argues, on good authority, that the single biggest cause of global warming is menopause. Dave Barry
causes journalism profession
Journalism is not just a cause, its also a wacky profession. David Talbot
causes decline earnings estimates future lowering revenue slight
We are lowering our future revenue estimates modestly, which causes a slight decline in our earnings-per-share assumptions. Our fourth-quarter earnings estimate now is $1.45, down a penny, and our 2001 estimate is $4.90, down from $4.95. Kevin McCarthy
causes greatest law strictly wrong
Where the law is most strictly administered, it sometimes causes the greatest wrong Legal Maxim
causes definitely emotional face head muscles start
When you start to see the emotional muscles contracting, you know there's some attraction. The muscles of the face are definitely emotional. The upper trapezius muscle is emotional, which causes you to flex your head and your shoulders. David Givens
causes doe made
Every advance that we make for God and for His cause must be made at our inconvenience. If it does not inconvenience us at all, there is no cross in it. Aiden Wilson Tozer
causes enough standards
I masturbate 'cause I'm the only one whose standards are low enough to f-k me. Bo Burnham
causes ems ugly
Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly. Billy Gibbons
causes originals universe
Nothing exists without a cause, the original cause of this universe we call God. David Hume
haste pluck modest
Modest wisdom plucks me from over-credulous haste. William Shakespeare
haste desperate cases
Haste is needful in a desperate case. William Shakespeare
hasten hears learning practice understand whatsoever
Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard. St. Gregory The Great
haste-makes-waste haste take-time
Take time for all things. Benjamin Franklin
haste speed poor
Reckless haste makes poor speed. Benjamin Franklin
haste fame
Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent. William Shakespeare
haste poor counselor
Haste is a poor counselor Alexandre Dumas
haste hearts life short swift time travel
Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind. Henri Frederic Amiel
haste saw sir sooner
Sir Amice Pawlet, when he saw too much haste made in any matter, was wont to say, "Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner Francis Bacon