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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
children pride men
There is not a manufacturer or tradesman in existence, who would not employ a man who takes a reasonable degree of pride in the appearance of himself and those about him, in preference to a sullen, slovenly fellow, who works doggedly on, regardless of his own clothing and that of his wife and children, and seeming to take pleasure or pride in nothing.
children father heart
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.
children sea play
There is nothing--no, nothing--innocent or good, that dies and is forgotten; let us hold to that faith or none. An infant, a prattling child, dying in the cradle, will live again in the better thoughts of those that loved it, and play its part through them in the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burnt to ashes or drowned in the deep sea.
children parenting expectations
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
children grieving two
It always grieves me to contemplate the initiation of children into the ways of life when they are scarcely more than infants. It checks their confidence and simplicity, two of the best qualities that heaven gives them, and demands that they share our sorrows before they are capable of entering into our enjoyments.
children father past
How strange it is that we of the present day are constantly praising that past age which our fathers abused, and as constantly abusing that present age, which our children will praise.
children knowledge enemy
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend.
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality.
children heaven wish
Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it.
somebody wished
You get everything you could have ever wished for if you're willing to give that eternal bliss away to somebody else, to give it back. Michael Franti
somebody
We want somebody who's going to do a lot for the county. We're not going to rush. Dale Parsons
somebody
We want somebody who is really going to do it.
somebody waiting
We're just waiting for somebody to fall. It's going to happen.
somebody
Make out in a club? I didn't do that when I was with Britney. Why would I do it with somebody I just met? Justin Timberlake
somebody
Make out in a club? I didn't do that when I was with Britney, ... Why would I do it with somebody I just met?
somebody step
Somebody just has to step up and take over. With our backs, somebody will do it. Rich Rodriguez
somebody
Somebody is supplying these lawyers. They've got an agenda.
somebody step
Somebody is going to have to step in and take the load.
throwers my-own
I don't compete with other discus throwers. I compete with my own history. Al Oerter
throw
When you throw strikes, they are going to get hits.
throwing good-success backing-up
I've had pretty good success with Stan (Musial) by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third. Carl Erskine
throw time
When I throw a softball, there's no time to think about the motion of my arm. I just look at the first baseman's glove and react. Keegan Bradley
throws youth
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away
throw trying win
We know we're not out there trying to throw games. If we were really trying to lose, how did we win this one? Andre Johnson
throwing
She (Ronk) is doing the job. She's throwing hard.
thrown
Even the best of us are thrown off some- times. Arthur Conan Doyle
throwing vehicles
There are vehicles tossed hither and yon just like throwing pick-up sticks, George Johnson
whatever-it-takes your-freedom katie
Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that's what you've lived. Byron Katie
whatever
We want to play whatever you want to hear. We're here for you, Toledo. Jared Leto
whatever
Yeah, I think I have a chance. I'll do whatever they want me to. I'll be ready.
whatever
We're going to play to win, that's all I can tell you. Whatever it takes. Pat White
whatever
With the Romero zombie, you usually did not have a reason for the infection, the plague, the virus, whatever it's called. Stephen Graham Jones
whatever
We'd do whatever we could, and I don't think we'd be boneheaded about it. I'm not intimating that they're boneheaded, because I don't know the circumstances.
whatever
We'd do whatever we could, and I don't think we'd be boneheaded about it, ... I'm not intimating that they're boneheaded, because I don't know the circumstances.
whatever-it-takes loses happens
Xavier: They, whoever they are, shouldn't have control over our lives. I'm not about to lose you. I've been through that before, and I'll do whatever it takes to make sure it doesn't happen again. Alexandra Adornetto
whatever win
The No. 1 thing is you want to be able to win the game, and we're going to do whatever we have to do to win the game. Mike Singletary