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may oppression begets
Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself. Charles Dickens
may invention condensation
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. Charles Caleb Colton
may maintaining conquer
Hannibal knew better how to conquer than how to profit by the conquest; and Napoleon was more skilful in taking positions than in maintaining them. As to reverses, no general cart presume to say that he may not be defeated; but he can, and ought to say, that he will not be surprised.
may riches talent
From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.
may cups bliss
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
may venture able
As there are none so weak that we may venture to injure them with impunity, so there are none so low that they may not at some time be able to repay an obligation. Therefore, what benevolence would dictate, prudence would confirm.
may modern poet
Subtract from many modern poets all that may be found in Shakespeare, and trash will remain.
may finals tomorrow
To-morrow even may bring the final reckoning. Charles Spurgeon
may certain made
We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives.
metaphor insight supreme
Any supreme insight is a metaphor. Charles Henry Parkhurst
metaphor masters
The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor. Aristotle
metaphor halfway commonplace
Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.
metaphor
The metaphors exist for the stories. Kurt Busiek
metaphor transitory
All that is transitory is but a metaphor. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
metaphor strain
Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in. Florence King
metaphor
The metaphor is~ an origin, the origin of an image which acts directly, immediately. Gaston Bachelard
metaphor myth walt
Walt Kelly was much more interested in allegory and politics, and I'm much more interested in metaphors and myth. Jeff Smith
metaphor red state
Branson is a metaphor for red state America, Robert Schmuhl
seems interfere
Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone. Carolina Herrera
seems situation stop trying
We're in a situation where we just can't stop the bleeding. We keep trying to put band-aids on the wound, but nothing seems to help.
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work. Jim Rash
seems
We're going to do what we've been doing all year. It seems to be working fine.
seems commonplace
Anything seems commonplace, once explained. Arthur Conan Doyle
seems
I do feel as if... Look, I think I'm a very kind of ordinary person, and it seems to me that things that are of interest to me will probably be of interest to other people. I'm not exceptional; I don't have exceptional thoughts. Kate Grenville
seems worlds
It seems like there are two worlds out there - one that has revolved around 'Breaking Bad,' and then the one that I've been in, which just kind of observes it from afar. Todd Rundgren
seems
There's something about [cyclically] doing something over and over and over that seems to be particularly demotivating. Dan Ariely
seems ifs
I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago. Ben Stein