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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean atheism knaves
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
mean men dresses
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
deceit incompetence clinton
We cannot reward incompetence and deceit. We need to demand more than what Hillary Clinton offers for America. Chris Christie
deceit deceived poor-richard
None are deceived but they that confide. Benjamin Franklin
deceit creation lord
For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit. Athanasius
deceit deception err thou thy
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
deceit familiar invasion lost power vietnam
The deceit and distortion surrounding the American invasion of Vietnam is by now so familiar that it has lost its power to shock. Noam Chomsky
deceit get-money deceived
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself. Aristophanes
deceit causes holy
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause. Aeschylus
deceit deception people suspect truth
The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.
deceit these-days fraud
Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times. Edward Coke
show-me shows can-do
Show me what you can do; don't tell me what you can do. John Wooden
show-me shows i-can
Tell me, and then again show me, so I can know. Zora Neale Hurston
show-me shows who-you-are
Show me how you drive and I'll show you who you are. Vin Diesel
show-me shows
Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back. Vanilla Ice