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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
symbolism cynical hopeful
There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum. Arthur C. Clarke
symbolism tarot language
The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs. A. E. Waite
symbolism important world
No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism. Edward Sapir
symbolism cymbals should
I don't like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal. Edward Albee
symbolism differences add
Does it make all the difference in the world? No. But there's a great deal of symbolism associated with whether we're going to add $24 billion to the debt in unwanted and unnecessary pork-barrel projects. John McCain
symbolism apples happiness-and-love
In a painful time of my life I went often to a wooded hillside where May apples grew by the hundreds, and I thought the sourness of their fruit had a symbolism for me. Instead, I was to find both love and happiness soon thereafter. So to me [the May apple] is the mandrake, the love symbol, of the old dealers in plant restoratives. Hal Borland
symbolism substance vote
If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance. Jesse Jackson
symbolism feelings purpose
When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes. Christopher Lasch
symbolism important easy
When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists. Gene Tierney
touching fans littles
Then stay with me a little longer,' Madame Olenska said in a low tone, just touching his knee with her plumed fan. It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress. Edith Wharton
touching firsts students
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting. Bob Ross
touching needs may
When preaching and private talk are not available, you need to have a tract ready.Get good striking tracts, or none at all. But a touching gospel tract may be the seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not go out without your tracts. Charles Spurgeon
touching willing
If someone is willing to help you understand your own worth when you're vulnerable, that's a very touching thing. It makes you want to help other people. Jewel
touching trying looks
There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are. Anne Lamott
touching feelings actors
A lot of times, as an actor, especially a TV or film actor, you don't get a lot of interaction, or you don't get the feeling you are actually touching someone, or someone actually cares about what you do. Christopher Judge
touching details principles
As soon as we surrender the principle that the state should not interfere in any questions touching on the individuals mode of life, we end by regulating and restricting the latter down to the smallest details. Ludwig von Mises
touching
You'll be touching it or combing it, and it'll come out in pieces. Stacey Hallahan
touching desire despair
She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair. Holly Black