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genius reason highest
The greatest genius is never so great as when it is chastised and subdued by the highest reason. Charles Caleb Colton
genius literature nodding
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. Charles Caleb Colton
genius literature may
The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. Charles Caleb Colton
genius talent particular
Genius in one grand particular is like life. We know nothing of either but by their effects. Charles Caleb Colton
genius eccentricity
Eccentricities of genius. Charles Dickens
genius athens males
The male orientation of classical Athens was inseparable from its genius. Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny. Camille Paglia
genius poetic emily
Sappho and Emily Dickinson are the only woman geniuses in poetic history. Camille Paglia
genius said mark
There is none but he Whose being I do fear; and under him My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony's was by Caesar. William Shakespeare
genius republican throwing
Historically, the Republicans have been geniuses at throwing away advantages. Bob Packwood
fortune difficulty careful
That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain the longest; as those who have earned a fortune are usually more careful of it than those who have inherited one. Charles Caleb Colton
fortune nations accidents
The fortune of nations has often depended on accidents . . . Edward Gibbon
fortune good-fortune
I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family. Carlos Fuentes
fortune-cookie plans
It's better to have a bad plan then no plan at all. Charles de Gaulle
fortune tricks
Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on. Belle Boyd
fortune good imposed privilege rank
The responsibilities which are imposed by rank and privilege and good fortune can... become very onerous indeed. Robert W. Welch, Jr.
fortune good ray
Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday. Jamal Lewis
fortune found gotten hanging meeting particular special
I've had the fortune of meeting most of the 'Kids in the Hall.' One meeting was special in particular because this was before I had gotten anything, before anything was clicking, and I just found myself hanging out with Scott Thompson. Thomas Middleditch
fortune hostage
Every happiness is a hostage to fortune. Arthur Helps
companion countless friend lifetimes please separated unite
Through countless lifetimes and incarnations, I was separated from Him. O Lord, you are my Friend and Companion - please unite me with Yourself. Granth Sahib
companion holiday various
Like any companion animal, it's a life-long commitment. It's not just something for the various holiday seasons. Mike Winters
companion grief lasting longer sit wrestling
She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts. George Eliot
companions gathered harsh mighty quickly sliding straw
Companions are we, enlivened by a mighty gallop quickly sliding a harsh straw basket of sea foam gathered astride the tide. Bradley Chicho
companions courage gives great poems poetry sets straight
Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. David Whyte
companion elephant foundation group job offered outside performing society welfare
My wife and I, we started a foundation about companion animal rescue, but there's a group called Performing Animal Welfare Society just outside of Sacramento... and they offered me a job as an elephant keeper. Tony La Russa
companion heard kisses paul played shared sweet three took tv warned
I was the first companion to kiss the Doctor. I played Grace Holloway to Paul McGann's Doctor in the 1996 TV movie. We shared three kisses, in fact: very sweet and chaste. When I took the part, I'd never even heard of 'Doctor Who.' No one warned me that the kisses would be a big deal. Daphne Ashbrook
companion demands drawing either might work
One drawing demands to become a painting, so I start to work on that, and then the painting might demand something else. Then the painting might say, 'I want a companion, and the companion should be like this,' so I have to find that, either by drawing it myself or locating the image. Gary Hume
companion lives man overcoming prudent walks
If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate. Friedrich Muller