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greatness men mind
Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness deserving-it mind
Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men too-much
Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much of him. Charles Caleb Colton
great-expectations secret tears
The secret was such an old one now, had so grown into me and become a part of myself, that I could not tear it away. Charles Dickens
great-expectations strange melancholy
So new to him," she muttered, "so old to me; so strange to him, so familiar to me; so melancholy to both of us!... Charles Dickens
great-expectations may done
But, in this separation I associate you only with the good and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you have done far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
great-expectations may let-me
Let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
greatness excellence littles
True greatness consists in being great in little things. Charles Simmons
misfortunes
Misfortune was my god. Arthur Rimbaud
misfortunes
Misfortunes never come singly. Anne Frank
misfortune movies plague
To be fair, I don't think it's a plague to say I have the misfortune of making movies for a living. A. J. Bowen
misfortune none throne unhappy
As if Misfortune made the Throne her Seat, And none could be unhappy but the Great. Nicholas Rowe
misfortune none throne unhappy
As if Misfortune made the throne her seat,/ And none could be unhappy but the great. Nicholas Rowe
misfortunes
Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
misfortune perplexed
It was just misfortune and we are still perplexed by what happened. Philip Omondi
misfortunes
Everybody has their days of misfortune. Louisa May Alcott
misfortunes
By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them. [Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.] Pierre Corneille
remains whether
Whether this is sustainable remains to be seen. Tim Heekin
remain
We're just going to have to find the right person out there with the right information. They can remain anonymous. Capt. Boney
remains
We have cut the text, but what remains are Shakespeare's words. Edward Hall
remains
Film remains completely mystical and mysterious to me. Nicolas Roeg
remains uncertain
In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective. Carlos Ghosn
remain
I remain a huge 'Game of Thrones' fan. Noah Hawley
remains
A painter once told me that I'm like the Khajuraho, which you see once but which remains with you forever. I thought that was exquisite. Vidya Balan
remain soft spots survey
The only soft spots in the survey remain inventories and employment, but they will recover. Ian Shepherdson
remaining wisdom
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Max de Pree
witty profound sublime
Shakespeare, Butler and Bacon have rendered it extremely difficult for all who come after them to be sublime, witty or profound. Charles Caleb Colton
witty expression order
Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different minds, and their common influence upon all minds.... It is therefore high time our most valuable aphorisms and paragraphs were put in order for frequent perusal, and for handy reference, as the circumstances of life call up subjects. Charles Simmons
without-god
The friend of God must not spend a day without God, and he must undertake no work apart from his God. Charles Spurgeon
witch-doctors pieces superstitions
You must develop the habit of skepticism, not swallow every piece of superstition you are told by witch-doctors and professors. Chinua Achebe
witty memories kids
A long memory is the most subversive idea in America. A tautology is a thing which is tautological. A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention. If your kids look like you, it's hereditory. If they look like the neighbor, it's the environment. Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. Dave Barry
witty stupid party
What I think is that the F-word is basically just a convenient nasty-sounding word that we tend to use when we would really like to come up with a terrific-ally witty insult, the kind Winston Churchill always came up with when enormous women asked him stupid questions at parties. Dave Barry
witty time compelling-reason
You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time. Dave Barry
witty technology promise
I will vote for the first candidate who promises to use nuclear missiles against LinkedIn. Dave Barry
witty powerful reality
Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators. Dave Barry