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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..." Charles Dickens
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it." Charles Dickens
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question. Charles Caleb Colton
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one. Charles Caleb Colton
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display. Charles Caleb Colton
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows. Charles Caleb Colton
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates. Charles Caleb Colton
vicious virtuous
Be virtuous and you will be vicious. Samuel Butler
vicious
Where do we go with this vicious cycle? Saeb Erakat
vicious critics
I'm a very vicious critic of myself. Dave Matthews
vicious
Any dog, you put him in the corner, no matter if they're vicious or not, they're going to bite back. Mike James
vicious operations unnatural
Non-co-operation in itself is unnatural, vicious and sinful. Mahatma Gandhi
vicious spit music-industry
The music industry is a vicious business. It chews women up and spits them out. Tori Amos
difficulty leading might ought potential substances
We're getting into new substances that might have the potential for contamination or exposure, leading to difficulty. I think it's something we ought to explore. Ted Stevens
difficulty great including life majority rewards
The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there are great rewards in life, too. Eric Close
difficulty election everybody knew line officials replace
She just knew everybody, everybody knew her, and she'd line up all the election officials for those areas. That's going to be a big difficulty for us to replace her. Jim McCarthy
difficulty known organizing raising
She is universally known without the difficulties of organizing or raising funds, Robert Torricelli
difficulty disaster eight people reaching relief several trained trucks
We're having as much difficulty reaching (the disaster areas) as anyone, but we have eight trained people down there and several of our trucks are on their way with relief supplies. Carol Lee
difficulty sure treaty
The real difficulty is to make sure that such treaty obligations will be observed. Arthur Henderson
difficulty grandeur lives men owe tremendous
Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties Charles Spurgeon
difficulty fast keeping
Many of us have difficulty keeping up with you. ... You always set a fast pace. Sam Brownback
difficulty including several
Several delegations, including ours, had difficulties with it, Christopher Hill