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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..."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
honorable instead turns
I think that to make something alive, instead of on a page, is an honorable task. And it turns me on. Mike Nichols
honorable human man
I'm an honorable human being. I know what to do and what not to do, and if I'm wrong, I always apologize. I'm a big enough man to do that. Action Bronson
honorable intend maybe
I want to say that maybe I've made some wrong decisions, but I'm still an honorable person, and I intend to take care of all of my obligations. Harmon Killebrew
honorable teach discretion
Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop, Not to outsport discretion. William Shakespeare
honorable
Cartooning is an honorable thing Bill Sienkiewicz
honorable parents profession
My parents wanted me to have an honorable profession and not to be a jester. Philippe Petit
honorable side
It's a thoughtful, decent, honorable decision. He's come down on the side of facilitating life. Orrin Hatch
honorable ready strike
The strike will go on. We're ready for a settlement, but it has to be an honorable settlement. Gurudas Dasgupta
honorable wrong
There is nothing wrong with being an honorable lobbyist. Ron Dellums
stumble
I don't think we're going to just stumble over something. Donald Rumsfeld
stumble takes
That takes off some of the pressure. Other than a little stumble on the (triple) flip, I was very happy.