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mother children pride
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues - faith and hope. Charles Dickens
mother determination father
what I want you to be - I don't mean physically but morally: you are very well physically - is a firm fellow, a fine firm fellow, with a will of your own, with resolution. with determination. with strength of character that is not to be influenced except on good reason by anybody, or by anything. That's what I want you to be. That's what your father, & your mother might both have been Charles Dickens
mother children heart
The two stand in the fast-thinning throng of victims, but they speak as if they were alone. Eye to eye, voice to voice, hand to hand, heart to heart, these two children of the Universal Mother, else so wide apart and differing, have come together on the dark highway, to repair home together and to rest in her bosom. Charles Dickens
mother sweet pain
Let the tears which fell, and the broken words which were exchanged in the long close embrace between the orphans, be sacred. A father, sister, and mother, were gained, and lost, in that one moment. Joy and grief were mingled in the cup; but there were no bitter tears: for even grief arose so softened, and clothed in such sweet and tender recollections, that it became a solemn pleasure, and lost all character of pain. Charles Dickens
mother nature garden
The evening wind made such a disturbance just now, among some tall old elm-trees at the bottom of the garden, that neither my mother nor Miss Betsey could forbear glancing that way. As the elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets, and after a few seconds of such repose, fell into a violent flurry, tossing their wild arms about, as if their late confidences were really too wicked for their peace of mind... Charles Dickens
mother nature children
"But even if he has been wicked," pursued Rose, "think how young he is; think that he may never have known a mother's love, or the comfort of a home; that ill-usage and blows, or the want of bread, may have driven him to herd with men who have forced him to guilt. Aunt, dear aunt, for mercy's sake, think of this, before you let them drag this sick child to a prison, which in any case must be the grave of all his chances of amendment." Charles Dickens
mother butterfly garden
Now I am in the garden at the back . . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it, with a high fence, and a gate . . . where the fruit clusters on the trees, riper and richer than fruit has ever been since, in any other garden, and where my mother gathers some in a basket while I stand by, bolting furtive gooseberries, and trying to look unnerved. Charles Dickens
mother abode wells
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going. . . . My mother is likewise a very 'umble person. We live in a 'umble abode. Charles Dickens
mother errors reform
If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers. Charles Simmons
house progress earth
Houses were knocked down... enormous heaps of earth and clay thrown up; buildings that were undermined and shaking, propped up by great beams of wood... The yet unfinished and unopened Railway was in progress. Charles Dickens
house soul one-day
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored. Alan Paton
house suits fine
If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine. Alan Rickman
house together found
I was always interested in figuring things out. I'd do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together. Alan Alda
house want pins
If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house. Al Sharpton
house clinton obligation
It is our obligation to stop Hillary Clinton now and never let her get within 10 miles of the White House again. Chris Christie
house suffering majority
There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker, John Boehner. Chris Christie
house sitting window
That her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window and looking out Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
house fool
but you were a fool to bring that pider into this house Darren Shan
ends distress draws
I distress you; I draw fast to an end. Charles Dickens
ends
Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends. Alan Moore
ends
God and I; here is the beginning and the end of personal religion. Aiden Wilson Tozer
ends guys hear industry record talk
When you talk to guys in the record industry you do hear a lot of, 'Wow, she's 30, she's 35,' as if that completely ends any discussion. Sean Ross
ends alright ifs
They like life alright, but that they would like it even better if they could know that it was going to end sometime. Kurt Vonnegut
ends
Me, myself and I. That's all I got in the end. Beyonce Knowles
ends attainment humans
The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happiness David Hume
ends whole-life shows
I've always had- how shall I say it? -the prize at the end. My whole life shows that. Audrey Hepburn
ends wells
He hadn't loved me well in the end, but he'd loved me well when it mattered. Cheryl Strayed