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vanity doe action
Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions? Denis Diderot
vanity desire given
I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
vanity giving idlers
Vanity in its idler moments is benevolent, is as willing to give pleasure as to take it, and accepts as sufficient reward for its services a kind word or an approving smile. Alexander Smith
vanity glasses shining
Shine out fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass. William Shakespeare
vanity funeral world
Those who bequeath unto themselves a pompous funeral, are at just so much expense to inform the world of something that had much better be concealed; namely, that their vanity has survived themselves. Charles Caleb Colton
vanity use care
Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities. Charles Simmons
vanity variation lord
The Lord who cannot endure vain repetitions is equally weary of vain variations. Charles Spurgeon
vanity sin favourite
Vanity is my favourite sin. Al Pacino
vanity sin my-favorite
Vanity: my favorite sin.
literature
Of course, horror/fantasy has always been this disreputable stepchild of literature. Frank Darabont
literature language music-is
Good music is very close to primitive language.
literature make-it-happen happens
You have to make it happen.
literature midnight weak
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. Edgar Allan Poe
literature danger terror
I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.
literature
The thing we fear we bring to pass. Elbert Hubbard
literature anticipation remember
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
literature shapes degrees
Nothing can happen nowhere. The locale of the happening always colours the happening, and often, to a degree, shapes it. Elizabeth Bowen
literature outcomes language
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
conviction fought god grants life pillar
One pillar was the conviction that God grants life as an inalienable right, and they fought so that pillar would not be toppled by tyrants. Todd Akin
conviction dare good man speculate thinker
I wouldn't dare speculate why. I know he's a good thinker and he's a man of conviction. William Cotton
conviction gone great mind purpose work
I have long gone about with a conviction on my mind that I had a work to do -- a Work, if you like, with a great W; a Purpose to fulfil.
conviction fortified god greater importance individual jesus lives
There is nothing we could do of greater importance than to have fortified in our individual lives an unshakable conviction that Jesus is the Christ, the living Son of the living God. Gordon B. Hinckley
conviction deep human lead trade
The deep conviction we have is that trade does lead to development, and development does lead to better human rights, Pierre Pettigrew
conviction divine life religion theory
Religion is not theory - it is life. It is not intellectual conviction - it is divine humanity, and nothing else. Robert Green Ingersoll
conviction disregard history side themselves ultimately wrong
It is my conviction that those who disregard the reality of Heaven will ultimately find themselves on the wrong side of history. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
conviction betray
Co-opted convictions will always betray you. Charles M. Blow
conviction run secrets
It is my conviction that secrets are more costly in the long run than honesty. Kathryn Harrison