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fall rain wind
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Charles Dickens
fall mind excess
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
fall vanity world
He [the miser] falls down and worships the god of this world, but will have neither its pomps, its vanities nor its pleasures for his trouble. Charles Caleb Colton
fall velocity vacuums
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.
fall errors giving
Power. like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to what is low, exaltation. To acquire it, appears not more difficult than to be dispossessed of it when acquired, since it enables the holder to shift his own errors on dependents, and to take their merits to himself. But the miracle of losing it vanishes, when we reflect that we are as liable to fall as to rise, by the treachery of others; and that to say "I am" is language that has been appropriated exclusively to God!
fall giving wife
There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed that wit may do very well for a mistress, but that he should prefer reason for a wife. He that deserts the latter, and gives himself up entirely to the guidance of the former, will certainly fall into many pitfalls and quagmires, like him who walks by flashes of lightning, rather than the steady beams of the sun.
fall errors common
Let us not be too prodigal when we are young, nor too parsimonious when we are old. Otherwise we shall fall into the common error of those, who, when they had the power to enjoy, had not the prudence to acquire; and when they had the prudence to acquire, had no longer the power to enjoy.
fall passion world
You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?
fall scary house
Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
merit
Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One to Whom it is directed. Aiden Wilson Tozer
merit lord devotion
Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion. Chanakya
merit method should
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
merit modesty poor-richard
Great Modesty often hides great Merit. Benjamin Franklin
merit affection
The more merit, the less affection. Baltasar Gracian
merit
I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts. Ben Affleck
merit
Ask any soldier. To kill a man is to merit a woman. Jean Giraudoux
merits politics prioritize
On my team, we prioritize merits over politics. Ron Barber
merits possessed qualities sublime
May we imbibe all those qualities and sublime merits possessed by gods.
wilderness connected all-things
This We Know. All Things Are Connected Chief Seattle
wilderness heavy packs
You can't replicate walking 94 days through the wilderness by yourself with a really heavy pack until you do it. Cheryl Strayed
wilderness without-friends
There is no wilderness like a life without friends.
wilderness outlaw ifs
If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness. Edward Abbey
wilderness
Wilderness. The word itself is music.
wilderness resources grows
Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow. Aldo Leopold
wilderness characteristics impressive
The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness. John Muir
wilderness complaints ten-commandments
Had they [the Tories] been in the wilderness they would have complained of the Ten Commandments. Remark. John Bright