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fall rain wind
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Charles Dickens
fall mind excess
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
fall vanity world
He [the miser] falls down and worships the god of this world, but will have neither its pomps, its vanities nor its pleasures for his trouble. Charles Caleb Colton
fall velocity vacuums
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.
fall errors giving
Power. like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to what is low, exaltation. To acquire it, appears not more difficult than to be dispossessed of it when acquired, since it enables the holder to shift his own errors on dependents, and to take their merits to himself. But the miracle of losing it vanishes, when we reflect that we are as liable to fall as to rise, by the treachery of others; and that to say "I am" is language that has been appropriated exclusively to God!
fall giving wife
There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed that wit may do very well for a mistress, but that he should prefer reason for a wife. He that deserts the latter, and gives himself up entirely to the guidance of the former, will certainly fall into many pitfalls and quagmires, like him who walks by flashes of lightning, rather than the steady beams of the sun.
fall errors common
Let us not be too prodigal when we are young, nor too parsimonious when we are old. Otherwise we shall fall into the common error of those, who, when they had the power to enjoy, had not the prudence to acquire; and when they had the prudence to acquire, had no longer the power to enjoy.
fall passion world
You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?
fall scary house
Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
saying-less balance would-be
There are many who say more than the truth on some occasions, and balance the account with their consciences by saying less than the truth on others. But the fact is that they are in both instances as fraudulant as he would be that exacted more than his due from his debtors, and paid less than their due to his creditors.
saying waiting
What they're saying is the conventional firms are waiting too long, Raymond James
saying-and-doing quarrels poor-richard
Saying and Doing, have quarrel'd and parted. Benjamin Franklin
saying teachers
We're just saying we want him to stay. He's saying he doesn't want any more than the teachers get.
saying technology until
We're just saying 'time out' to technology until the new year.
saying wait watch wish
We're getting a lot of e-mails saying they wish they could watch curling more often. They can't wait for Vancouver.
saying skirt
The sneaker heels thing is a myth. They were saying, 'They're like sneakers.' No, they're like heels is what they're like. That's like saying a denim skirt is like jeans. It's not. Anna Kendrick
saying-no offensive said
Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass. Daniel Handler
saying seen treasury
We've seen this movie before. What Treasury is saying is pretty much of a rerun of what it said back in May.
seniors side south won
We're going to the South side on Tuesday. Our seniors have never won down there.
seniors
We're going to do everything as seniors to keep this going.
seniors since starting
Most of the seniors that are starting have been starting since they were sophomores.
seniors wisdom
Seniors always find a way to win. There?s wisdom in experience. It showed tonight.
seniors several sports
We have several seniors from a lot of different sports,
seniors
We wanted to (get to state) for the seniors and we wanted to do it for (Graham).
seniors
We thought some of our other seniors were going to get on through, but it was a heartbreaker.
seniors supposed swing swung wondering
I was wondering what he was doing there. I didn't have the ball. Then he swung at me, but I didn't swing back because seniors aren't supposed to retaliate.
seniors
We have a lot of seniors this year,
three four finished
In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. Alain Prost
three balls easy
The three-ball is an easy shot if you're uncontested, but when they know you can shoot, it's a lot harder to get off. Chris Copeland
three essentials action
There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action. Chiang Kai-shek
three kind i-can
I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God's. Byron Katie
three england beats
When you beat Arsenal, they are a good three points. Bryan Robson
three
The other three have really made strides. They're consistently getting better.
three
We've already got three up on the board. Steve Alford
three moments hours
Preferred three hours quicker over one moment late. William Shakespeare
three kind persons
Before repeating something bad about another person, ask yourself these three questions: Is it true? Is it necessary for me to tell it? Is it kind to tell it?
whether
I like tragedies, whether they're sci-fi or something else, but I can't say I know much about any genre in particular. Leos Carax
whether wonder
Whether they play (against Mitchell) is kind of up in the air. You have to wonder about their stamina.
whether
Whether they made the right choice, who knows? Pierce Brosnan
whether
Whether someone thought it was a joke, we take it very seriously. This is a food-tampering issue.
whether
Whether or not they do it is still in question.
whether
Whether my columns are worth reading isn't for me to say. John Podhoretz
whether
Whether it's us or them, it'll be a race.
whether
Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world. Leonard Mlodinow
whether
Ultimately, Captchas are useless for spam because they're designed to tell you if someone is 'human' or not, but not whether something is spam or not. Matt Mullenweg