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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
ancestry beneath change climate deny fact few humans pain people scares share unusual unwanted
Some people will deny anything that displeases or scares them: unusual pain in their chests, unwanted lumps beneath their skin, or the fact that humans share ancestry with apes are a few examples. Another is climate change. Michael Specter
ancestry best man potato
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground. Thomas Overbury
ancestry arrive ask help helps lead legends local location offer tales
When I arrive somewhere, I often ask local residents about their ancestry and tales and legends of the area. Enthusiastic villagers could help find the location and offer to lead the way. That helps a lot. Hong Feng
ancestry blinded faults possessed prejudices rank side value
. . . she had prejudices on the side of ancestry; she had a value for rank and consequence, which blinded her a little to the faults of those who possessed them. Jane Austen
ancestry believe farmer
Mr. Lincoln, I believe your grandfather was a farmer in Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin
ancestry cast discovered exotic fact family gypsies indian roles russian side talked wonder
I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked about in my family. No wonder I've often been cast in exotic roles - Indian princesses, Russian revolutionaries, Algerians, Gypsies and Greeks. Diana Quick
ancestry good proud
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground Samuel Butler
ancestry atomic born family help pride primordial trace
I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule. Consequently, my family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering. W. S. Gilbert
ancestry deep drunk waters
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
determined sin christ
To pretend to trust Christ to save you from sin while you are still determined to continue in it is making a mockery of Christ. Charles Spurgeon
determined identified needed people
The people who need to know have been contacted. We did an investigation. It has been determined some people needed to be notified. We identified who they are.
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We want it. In the Stanford game last year, I was horrible, and I think we all played pretty bad. That is something we are determined not to let happen again, and I think we are good enough when we are focused not to let it happen again.
determined latter former
I define a Sign as anything which is so determined by something else, called its Object, and so determines an effect upon a person, which effect I call its Interpretant, that the latter is thereby mediately determined by the former. Charles Sanders Peirce
determined disaster major ultimately whether
Whether this looming humanitarian disaster will be averted, will ultimately be determined in major world capitals.
determined remain willing
We remain most willing and determined to do all we can, Hosni Mubarak
determined insurgents intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals large number sources
Through intelligence sources we determined there were a large number of insurgents in that area,
determined doubles effort excited gave great grew hung losing players saw singles six team
We're really excited that we hung in there after losing the doubles point. I saw six very determined singles players today. We gave a great effort and I think this team grew up a lot out there.
determined equilibrium mediums
There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium. Dmitri Mendeleev