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memories book writing
Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many books that owe their success to two things; good memory of those who write them, and the bad memory of those who read them Charles Caleb Colton
memories appreciate literature
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
memories mind firsts
Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, and the first that dies.
memories book reader
Many books owe their success to the good memories of their authors and the bad memories of their readers.
memories teaching should-have
All preceptors should have that kind of genius described by Tacitus, "equal to their business, but not above it;" a patient industry, with competent erudition; a mind depending more on its correctness than its originality, and on its memory rather than on its invention.
memories green lord
Lord, keep my memory green. Charles Dickens
memories husband men
I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to hint at any little delicate thing to drink and it came like magic in a pint bottle; it was not ecstasy but it was comfort.
memories dictator amnesia
Where would dictators be without our compliant amnesia? Make the collective lose its memory, you can conceal anything. Charles Stross
memories liberty might
If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty.
enemy want ifs
If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.
enemy thee harm
Make no enemies; he is insignificant indeed that can do thee no harm.
enemy causes violent
If a cause be good, the most violent attack of its enemies will not injure it so much as an injudicious defence of it by its friends.
enemy may
Whatever keeps me from my Bible is my enemy, however harmless it may appear to be. Aiden Wilson Tozer
enemy democracy capitalism
Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy. David Korten
enemy i-realized persons
Disarmed, I realized how easily you can lose all animosity toward someone you've deemed your enemy as soon as that person stops behaving as such. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
enemy nasty said
The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them. Camille Paglia
enemy-of-progress enemy progress
Free time is the enemy of progress Casey Neistat
enemy perfect
The perfect was the enemy of the good, Tom Curley
comforting fantasy hard
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. Carl Sagan
comfort continued culture duty existence master moral privilege relations religious watch
Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and to give them every comfort and privilege that is not incompatible with the continued existence of the relations between them.
comforting elected farmers looking lucky opponents policy producers simpson strong sugar
We are lucky to have two strong lawmakers like Simpson and Peterson looking out for America's sugar producers and the policy on which they depend. Some sugar policy opponents want to put sugar farmers out of business, and it's comforting to know that our elected representatives will not let that happen. Don Wallace
comfort love
I'm always most comfortable in the studio. It's my comfort zone. I love being there, and I love making records.
comfort food literature mental
Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food. Gretchen Rubin
comfort shame shame-on-me
Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me. Kurt Vonnegut
comforter
When life gets you down, make a comforter! Bo Burnham
comfort anticipation imperfect
Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition. Edward Gibbon
comfort sometimes cures
To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. Edward Livingston