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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.
compassion sick confusion
Be guided, only by the healer of the sick, the raiser of the dead, the friend of all who were afflicted and forlorn, the patient Master who shed tears of compassion for our infirmities. We cannot but be right if we put all the rest away, and do everything in remembrance of Him. There is no vengeance and no infliction of suffering in His life, I am sure. There can be no confusion in following Him, and seeking for no other footsteps, I am certain!
compassion punishment vanity
And could I look upon her without compassion, seeing her punishment in the ruin she was, in her profound unfitness for this earth on which she was placed, in the vanity of sorrow which had become a master mania, like the vanity of penitence, the vanity of remorse, the vanity of unworthiness, and other monstrous vanities that have been curses in this world?
compassion students computer
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students. Alan Perlis
compassion heaven gold
And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do. Alan Paton
compassion way delight
All I can say is if the part doesn't delight me in some way, or I can't feel any compassion for it, I just can't do it. Alan Arkin
compassion long people
Don't be upset that it takes a long, long time to find wisdom because nobody knows where wisdom can be found. It tends to break out at unexpected times like a rare virus and mostly people with compassion and understanding are susceptible to it. Alan Alda
compassion light hesitation
Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things Chogyam Trungpa
compassion creative be-kind
When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up
compassion issues leader
We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now. Dave Davies
matter
Meaning, however, is no great matter. Charles Stuart Calverley
matter remember
Can I remember "I remember lots," I say. How much of what I remember is true is another matter. Charles Stross
matter
Work is work, but family is for life. That's what really matters to me. Akshay Kumar
matter poor succeed
We want to show the world that no matter where you're born, no matter how poor you are, that you can succeed in life. Frank Stronach
matter no-matter-what problem
There's no solution to life, there's going to be problems no matter what. Chris Colfer
matter opponents cry
I wouldn't like to make anybody cry, I don't dislike anybody. It doesn't even matter - the opponent is always faceless. Chris Bosh
matter faces defining-moments
But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in. Darren Shan
matter truth-is trails
- This isn't an interrogation or a trail. Your version of the truth is the only thing that matters. -Truth is singular. It's 'versions' are mistruths. David Mitchell
matter needs back-to-work
What I need is a search engine that, no matter what I type in, comes back with GO BACK TO WORK. Dave Barry