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fire age youth
A youth without fire is followed by an old age without experience. Charles Caleb Colton
fire liberty purpose
The French revolution was a .eune invented and constructed for the purpose of manufacturing liberty; but it had neither lever cogs, nor adjusting powers, and the consequences were that it worked so rapidly that it destroyed its own inventors, and set itself on fire. Charles Caleb Colton
fire forever steel
In most quarrels there is a fault on both sides. A quarrel may be compared to a spark, which cannot be produced without a flint, as well as steel. Either of them may hammer on wood forever; no fire will follow. Charles Caleb Colton
fire wish mastery
And yet I have had the weakness, and have still the weakness, to wish you to know with what a sudden mastery you kindled me, heap of ashes that I am, into fire. Charles Dickens
fire wish mastery
All through it, I have known myself to be quite undeserving. And yet I have had the weakness, and have still the weakness, to wish you to know with what a sudden mastery you kindled me, heap of ashes that I am, into fire- a fire, however, inseparable in its nature from myself, quickening nothing, lighting nothing, doing no service, idly burning away. Charles Dickens
fire feelings words-of-wisdom
I had neither the good sense nor the good feeling to know that this was all my fault, and that if I had been easier with Joe, Joe would have been easier with me. I felt impatient of him and out of temper with him; in which condition he heaped coals of fire on my head. Charles Dickens
fire mark malice
Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire. Charles Simmons
fire music-is stills
Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me. Alan Jackson
fire should-have skulls
After the trial, I watched as another female pathologist collected maggots from a spinal column found in the desert. There was a decomposed head, too, and before leaving work she planned to simmer it and study the exposed cranium for contusions. I was asked to pass this information along to the chief medical examiner, and, looking back, I perhaps should have chosen my words more carefully. 'Fire up the kettle,' I told him. 'Ol'-fashioned skull boil at five p.m. David Sedaris
romance nostalgia certain
There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left. David Guterson
romance hamburgers vanilla
I'll take you to Mickey D's," said Sean. "I'll buy you a hamburger." Annie was not thrilled. Sean's offer did not compare to offers made in other centuries. "And fries," Sean said. "And a vanilla milkshake." Annie remained unthrilled. "Okay, okay. You can have a Big Mac." Romance in my century, she thought, is pitiful. Caroline B. Cooney
romance together back-together
Why don't the Beatles get back together? Why don't nobody sing of romance? Billy Joel
romance firsts intimacy
Not for the first time, I reflected that intimacy and romance are not synonymous. Diana Gabaldon
romance soul losing
Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master . . . and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own. Diana Gabaldon
romance alcohol should
Romance, like alcohol, should be enjoyed but must not be allowed to become necessary. Edgar Friedenberg
romance faces romanticism
I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance. Bill Nighy
romance style flavor
Cassini is different -- it's a mission of enormous scope and is being conducted in grand style. It is much more sophisticated than Voyager, ... I can't say it's got that flavor of romance, though. Voyager was very romantic. Cassini is spectacular. Carolyn Porco
romance literature should
Life should imitate romance literature far more often. Charlaine Harris
heaven world difficulty
This world cannot explain its own difficulties without the assistance of another. Charles Caleb Colton
heaven links golden
Hours are golden links--God's tokens reaching heaven. Charles Dickens
heaven suits burden
Heaven suits the back to the burden. Charles Dickens
heaven balance floating
Some of the craftiest scoundrels that ever walked this earth . . . will gravely jot down in diaries the events of every day, and keep a regular debtor and creditor account with heaven, which shall always show a floating balance in their own favour. Charles Dickens
heaven joy sorrow
The joys of heaven will surely compensate for the sorrows of earth. Charles Spurgeon
heaven his-love earth
Let me revel in this one thought: before God made the heavens and the earth, He set His love upon me. Charles Spurgeon
heaven trying paper
One might better try to sail the Atlantic in a paper boat, than try to get to heaven on good works. Charles Spurgeon
heaven wish ifs
If you have no wish to bring others to heaven, you are not going there yourself. Charles Spurgeon
heaven mind rags
The world's proverb is, "God help the poor, for the rich can help themselves;" but to our mind, it is just the rich who have most need of Heaven's help. Dives in scarlet is worse off than Lazarus in rags, unless Divine love shall uphold him. Charles Spurgeon