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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.
sage world may
Much as the sage may affect to despise the opinion of the world, there are few who would not rather expose their lives a hundred times than be condemned to live on, in society, but not of it - a by-word of reproach to all who know their history, and a mark for scorn to point his finger at. Charles Mackay
sage impunity
All great sages are as despotic as generals, and as ungracious and indelicate as generals, because they are confident of their impunity. Anton Chekhov
sage merit attention
The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them. Baltasar Gracian
sage doe protection
The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period. Jason Chaffetz
sage
I think that's overrated. Sage will be fine. Bryan Gilmore
sage limits reason
The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt. Maimonides
sage body made
Sage made me complete. He made me happy. He was as much a part of me as my own body. How could anyone lose that and still exist?" - Clea Raymond Hilary Duff
sage opinion
The sages of old live again in us, and in opinions there is a metempsychosis. Joseph Glanvill
sage doe profit
He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself. Publilius Syrus
morality
Morality is but the vestibule of religion. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
morality credibility knows
Do you know why I have credibility? Because I don't exude morality. Bob Hawke
morality common
Morality has nothing in common with politics. Bob Dylan
morality obsolete objections
I've no objection to morality, except that it's obsolete. Brian Aldiss
morality individual source
Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation? Asghar Farhadi
morality
Morality is not only taught; it is caught.
morality creationism meaninglessness
We objected to the morality because it interfered with our sexual freedom. Aldous Huxley
morality thou thousands thy
Morality, thou ly bane, Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain! Robert Burns
morality
Morality is moral only when it is voluntary. Lincoln Steffens