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Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day. Charles Dickens
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An observer of men who finds himself steadily repelled by some apparently trifling thing in a stranger is right to give it great weight. It may be the clue to the whole mystery. A hair or two will show where a lion is hidden. A very little key will open a very heavy door.
men brotherhood common
The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.
men fellow-man spirit
It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.
men laughing people
When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.
men judging world
Most men unconsciously judge the world from themselves, and it will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples.
men coats shabby
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat. Charles Caleb Colton
men talking two
When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and our own improvement; for what we have to say we know, but what they have to say we know not.
men years two
No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned.
plates
We've got as lot of plates in the air. Jerry Angelo
plates results protein
I got quite good results from protein plates. Gabriel Lippmann
plates method consumption
It’s the method of consumption, not what’s on the plate. Patton Oswalt
plates
What's that plate that's above a saucer but below a plate? Karl Pilkington
plates cures can-do
You can't cure a chipped plate. All you can do is live with it or throw it out. Patricia Cornwell
expenses tempting
It's always tempting to do good at someone else's expense Frederic Bastiat
expenses financial form good habit hit household job leave less liquid living loss matter medical minimum pay people portion reasonable savings serious six three unexpected vulnerable woes worth
Three to six months' worth of savings for living expenses is the minimum every household should have, no matter its income. Any less can leave people vulnerable to serious financial woes if they hit unexpected difficulties, like a job loss or medical problem. It's a good habit for all working people to put away a reasonable portion of their take-home pay into some form of liquid savings. Alan Kopit
expenses gentleman lives question word
When we say of a gentleman that he lives elegantly on nothing a year, we use the word "nothing" to signify something unknown; meaning, simply, that we don't know how the gentleman in question defrays the expenses of his establishment.
expenses medical people spend wild
Retiree medical expenses are the big wild card. Most people will probably spend a lot more on medical expenses when they retire.
expenses last owed receive rest travel waiting
We did get our last paychecks, and I did receive part of the travel expenses that are owed to me. I am waiting to see if they are going to reimburse me for the rest of my travel expenses.
expenses living money recommend reduce second since
I wouldn't recommend they try to make more money with a second job, since living paycheck-to-paycheck is already stressful, and they have a young child. Instead, they'll need to reduce their expenses as much as they can.
expenses intended money pay
This was not intended to pay him more money - it's intended to pay him the expenses he has with us.
expenses living pay traveling
There is really no justification to pay for any living or traveling expenses at that level, particularly now that he is in retirement.
expenses percent
Expenses are going up 5 percent a year, but revenues are going up about 1 or 2 percent a year. How long can that go on?