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real giving gold
It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler dig the gold from the mine of literature, or to those who, like Paley, purify it, stamp it, fix its real value, and give it currency and utility Charles Caleb Colton
real passion deceit
As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real esteem for any of the virtues can best assume the appearance of them all. Charles Caleb Colton
real deceit our-actions
The true motives of our actions, like the real pipes of an organ, are usually concealed; but the gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed in the front for show. Charles Caleb Colton
real evil lasts
There is this of good in real evils; they deliver us, while they last, from the petty despotism of all that were imaginary. Charles Caleb Colton
real honest strategy
Be real and adjust you strategy according to honest results. Charles Caleb Colton
reality drawing views
Falsehood, like a drawing in perspective, will not bear to be examined in every point of view, because it is a good imitation of truth, as a perspective is of the reality, only in one. But truth, like that reality of which the perspective is the representation, will bear to be scrutinized in all points of view, and though examined under every situation, is one and the same. Charles Caleb Colton
real character mean
Duke Chartres used to boast that no man could have less real value for character than himself, yet he would gladly give twenty thousand pounds for a good one, because he could immediately make double that sum by means of it. Charles Caleb Colton
real atmosphere gold
To be continually subject to the breath of slander, will tarnish the purest virtue, as a constant exposure to the atmosphere will obscure the brightness of the finest gold; but in either case, the real value of both continues the same, although the currency may be somewhat impeded. Charles Caleb Colton
real home thinking
We are ruined, not by what we really want, but by what we think we do; therefore never go abroad in search of your wants; if they be real wants, they will come home in search of you; for he that buys what he does not want, will soon want what he cannot buy. Charles Caleb Colton
ifs-and perfect what-if
It is too easy to say 'what if' and paint a picture of a perfect world. Darren Shan
ifs-and ifs dies
And trust dies from ifs and buts Aidan Chambers
ifs-and limits enjoyment
What are the "ifs" and "buts" that limit my enjoyment of life? John Powell
ifs-and opposites married
If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail. David O. Selznick
ifs-and you-like-it pleasure
It's just a deep pleasure to read something you've written yourself - if and when you like it. Joan Didion
ifs-and issues use
The moral absolute should be: if and when, in any dispute, one side initiates the use of physical force, that side is wrong - and no consideration or discussion of the issues is necessary or appropriate. Ayn Rand
ifs-and feet earth
Occasionally, once a speaker is on his feet, it is difficult to get him to sit down. ... If and when he returns to earth, he notices half of the room is paging the other half and a few are playing with the melted candles. Erma Bombeck
ifs-and decision what-if
I'm not a what-if and could-have person. I'm happy with my decisions. Kajol
ifs-and training pushing
I just have to deal with it [injuries] if and when problems happen. It's obviously a concern and I've been very careful with my training, making sure I warm up and warm down before everything and not pushing myself too stupidly. Greg James
pursuit-of-happiness rights three
The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness. David Brin
pursuit remains successful whether
Whether they're successful in that pursuit remains to be seen, Richard Peterson
pursuit-of-happiness law community
When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings. Aristotle
pursuit
Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee. Edward Everett
pursuit possession valuable
The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession. Albert Einstein
pursuit-of-happiness differences america
The issue, perhaps, boils down to one of how perceptions or misperceptions of racial difference impact various 'individuals', or groups of 'individuals', experience of freedom in America. Some would argue that it goes beyond hampering their "pursuit of happiness" to outright obliterating it. Aberjhani
pursuit-of-happiness past ideas
If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories. Douglas Kennedy
pursuit-of-happiness essence liberty
For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire, consume, to indulge, and to shed whatever constraints might interfere with those endeavors. Andrew Bacevich
pursuit-of-happiness views justice
To us all, life is a gift, liberty is a right, and the pursuit of happiness is the object supreme. But our conduct in the pursuit differs in accordance with the measure of justice we uphold. A common measure is only possible when we begin to understand and learn to appreciate each other's point of view and point of direction. Ameen Rihani