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kings writing men
There are three difficulties in authorship;-to write any thing worth the publishing-to find honest men to publish it -and to get sensible men to read it. Literature has now become a game; in which the Booksellers are the Kings; The Critics the Knaves; the Public, the Pack; and the poor Author, the mere table, or the Thing played upon. Charles Caleb Colton
kings two feet
Kings and their subjects, masters and slaves, find a common level in two places - at the foot of the cross, and in the grave. Charles Caleb Colton
kings passion people
Princes rule the people, and their own passions rule Princes; but Providence can over-rule the whole, and draw the instruments of his inscrutable purposes from the vices, no less than the virtues of Kings. Charles Caleb Colton
kings dinner might
The cynic who twitted Aristippus by observing that the philosopher who could dine on herbs might despise the company of a king, was well replied to by Aristippus, when he remarked that the philosopher who could enjoy the company or a king might also despise a dinner of herbs. Charles Caleb Colton
kings winning long
It has been well said that if a great king should bring us a great heap of gold, and bid us take as much as we could count in a day, we should make a long day of it; but to win souls is far nobler work. How is it that we so soon withdraw from it? Charles Spurgeon
kings garden sweat
See yonder another King's garden, which the King waters with his bloody sweat-Gethsemane, whose bitter herbs are sweeter far to renewed souls than even Eden's luscious fruits. There the mischief of the serpent in the first garden was undone: there the curse was lifted from earth, and borne by the woman's promised seed. Charles Spurgeon
kings together may
You and your sins must separate or you and your God will never come together. No one sin may keep you; they must all be given up, they must be brought out like Canaanite kings from the cave and be hanged up in the sun. Charles Spurgeon
kings sheep black
I'm the king of the 20th century. I'm the boogeyman, the villian, the black sheep of the family. Alan Moore
kings dark blow
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent To blow up the King and Parli’ment. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England’s overthrow; By God’s providence he was catch’d With a dark lantern and burning match. Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring. Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King! Alan Moore
fancy gravity young
The young fancy that their follies are mistaken by the old for happiness. The old fancy that their gravity is mistaken by the young for wisdom. Charles Caleb Colton
fancy wavering longing
Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, more longing, wavering, sooner lost and won, than women's are. William Shakespeare
fancy wanderers
The truant Fancy was a wanderer ever. Charles Lamb
fancy purses
Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse. Benjamin Franklin
fancy trying win words
We're just not doing enough right now. We're not trying to win games, we're just hoping. You can use a lot of fancy words but there's no other way to put it. Brad Richards
fancy high known man people
I got a fancy reputation. During high school, every puzzle that was known to man must have come to me. Every damn, crazy conundrum that people had invented, I knew. Richard P. Feynman
fancy recognized unless
You don't get recognized that much unless you want to get recognized, like if you go to the fancy joints and that. It's like, L.A. - there are 10 restaurants. If you want to be seen, you go. Travis Fimmel
fancy listen talking writers
They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves. Lillian Hellman
fancy love poetry public published though
When I began, poetry was very academic. You published little pamphlets from fancy presses. It was rather... chaste. There wasn't much public reading. Then there was poetry and jazz, which I don't think worked, though I love jazz. John Fuller
politician disingenuous
There's the disingenuous duplicitousness, but you can apply that to every politician, really. David Cross
politician charisma
A great politician has great charisma. Catherine Zeta-Jones
politician
I'm only sort of a politician. Alexei Navalny
politician enjoy horrible
I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn't enjoy my work. Billy Campbell
politician statesmen knows
You know, a statesman is a dead politician. Arlen Specter
politician knows
You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place. Elizabeth Edwards
politician
I don't like politicians who vacillate. Eliot Spitzer
politician rest
I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded. Farooq Abdullah
politician public
Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion. Douglas Alexander