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veils
The veil of money has never been about how much money you have but about how much money has you. Aiden Wilson Tozer
veils again-and-again versions
Official history is merely a veil to hide the truth of what really happened. When the veil is lifted, again and again we see that not only is the official version not true, it is often 100% wrong. David Icke
veils arms opinion
[Rousseau] has not had the precaution to throw any veil over his sentiments; and as he scorns to dissemble his contempt of established opinions, he could not wonder that all the zealots were in arms against him. David Hume
veils faces eternity
Eternity doth wear upon her face the veil of time. They only see the veil, and thus they know not what they stand so near! Alexander Smith
veils spirituality hiding
Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. Alfred Nobel
veils events moments
Certain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside. Elie Wiesel
veils littles infinity
We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile. Conor McPherson
veils rich myth
The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C. S. Lewis
veils confession secrecy
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed. Bill Vaughan
rooms mouths rings
When I open my mouth, the room rings. David H. Murdock
rooms mixing paint
My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out. Caio Fonseca
rooms band wrecks
Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them. Bryan Ferry
rooms use world
whatever the uses of a room, they are seriously interfered with if it be not preserved as a world by itself. Edith Wharton
rooms ambiguity clear
In the future there cannot be room for ambiguity. They have to make their position absolutely clear before they can expect anyone to respond to it. David Trimble
rooms headache measuring
Measuring and laying out the room in advance can save you a lot of headaches. David Bromstad
rooms walks i-can
I can walk into a room with all my contemporaries and I will be very comfortable. Deepika Padukone
rooms firsts lucky
If I'm lucky, when I paint, first my patrons leave the room, then my dealers, and if I'm really lucky I leave too. Edouard Manet
rooms alive ifs
If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive. Arthur Conan Doyle
helping-someone achievement saving
Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible. Charles Stanley
helping conservation protect
The more you know about a species, the more you understand about how better to help protect them. Alan Clark
helping-others names way
Helping others is a question of being genuine and projecting that genuineness to others. This way of being doesn't have to have a title or a name particularly. It is just being ultimately decent. Chogyam Trungpa
helping conspiracy crime
Prosecutors tend to love conspiracy charges because the rules of evidence are easier, meaning you can get more in to help prove a crime. David Shuster
helping-someone stories sometimes
I love helping someone else tell their story, but I like being the storyteller sometimes. David Schwimmer
helping ability
All of those measures of relationships that you have in your life help feed your and inform your ability to act. David Koechner
helping help-me help-yourself
Seriously? You won’t help me?” “Help yourself get killed? No, I won’t. Dave Barry
helping selling convincing
Selling is never about convincing. It is always about helping. Mark Cuban
helping-others men ties-of-love
The most satisfactory thing in all this earthly life is to be able to serve our fellow-beings-first, those who are bound to us by ties of love, then the wider circle of fellow-townsmen, fellow-countrymen, or fellow-men. To be of service is a solid foundation for contentment in this world. Charles William Eliot