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selfish character government
If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan
selfish real character
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.
self roots african-american
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs of centuries; but they languish at times, while the love of self works on ceaselessly, unwearyingly,burrowing always at the very root of life, and heaping up fresh wrongs for other centuries to sweep away. Charles W. Chesnutt
selfish opportunity people
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner
self people all-time
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering. Charles de Gaulle
self self-knowledge
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. Charles de Lint
self-confidence world conquer
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
self words-of-wisdom crowns
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
self cells knaves
Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave! Charles Caleb Colton
hatred sentiments
The sentiment of fear is nearly allied to that of hatred. Edward Gibbon
hatred black-history doe
Anger, used, does not destroy. Hatred does. Audre Lorde
hatred anger-and-fear boundaries
The pursuit of truth in science transcends national boundaries. It takes us beyond hatred and anger and fear. It is the best of us. Arthur Eddington
hatred promise quality
Liberation is an ever shifting horizon, a total ideology that can never fulfill its promises. It has the therapeutic quality of providing emotionally charged rituals of solidarity in hatred - it is the amphetamine of its believers. Arianna Huffington
hatred violence truth-is
The hatred of truth is the taproot of violence. Dean Koontz
hatred features
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features. Bertolt Brecht
hatred sap energy
If we are full of hatred, we can't really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan. Cesar Chavez
hatred majority oppression
As there is oppression of the majority such oppression will be fought with increasing hatred. Bram Fischer
hatred devil forgetfulness
The devil doesn't fill us with hatred for God, but with forgetfulness of God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
promise mathematics metaphysics
The science of mathematics performs more than it promises, but the science of metaphysics promises more than it performs.
promise tragedy delight
In every life, no matter how full or empty ones purse, there is tragedy. It is the one promise life always fulfills. Thus, happiness is a gift, and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes, and to add to other peoples store of it.
promise mind may
God’s Word is absolutely true. You may not understand how God is going to bring about what He’s promised you, but He is keeping every promise that He has ever made. He will never deceive you or disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He’s told you. Charles Stanley
promise threatening wells
Every threatening of God, as well as every promise shall be fulfilled. Charles Spurgeon
promise church tradition
God expects us to measure the church not against tradition but against the standards & promises of His Word. Aiden Wilson Tozer
promise principles enterprise
The devaluation of words and promises regarding free enterprise is, in principle, worse than the devaluation of the rouble Dmitry Medvedev
promise able audience
When you sell a product or service, you're making a promise to your audience. If you don't understand your audience, you'll never be able to keep that promise and you'll ultimately let them down. Daymond John
promise pumps i-can
I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento. Arnold Schwarzenegger
promise might way
God's promises are not always fulfilled as quickly as or in the way we might hope; they come according to His timing and in His ways. Dieter F. Uchtdorf