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flower memorable thinking
Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day. Charles Dickens
flower sleep eye
The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power. Charles Dickens
flower thinking may
Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. Charles Caleb Colton
flower eye scary
I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. Charles Dickens
flower rain believe
The more a church flourishes, the more, I believe, do hypocrites get in, just as you see many a noxious creeping thing come and get in a garden after a shower of rain. The very things that make glad the flowers bring out these noxious things. And so hypocrites get in and steal much of the church's sap away. Charles Spurgeon
flower giving perfume
Give because you love to give - as the flower pours forth its perfume. Charles Spurgeon
flower garden scripture
No Scripture is exhausted by a single explanation. The flowers of God's garden bloom not only double, but sevenfold; they are continually pouring forth fresh fragrance. Charles Spurgeon
flower humility garden
True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. Charles Spurgeon
flower long realizing
You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe. Alan Watts
omission nonfiction sin
In reference works, as in sin, omission is as bad as willful misbehavior. Elizabeth McCracken
omission self identity
There is a terrible blindness in the love that wants only to accommodate. It's not only to do with omissions and half-truths. It implants a lack of being in the speaker and robs the self of an identity without which it is impossible for one to grow close to another. Alexander Theroux
omission world action
The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not. Abraham Verghese
omission sun danger
Omission to do what is necessary Seals a commission to a blank of danger; And danger, like an ague, subtly taints Even then when we sit idly in the sun. William Shakespeare
omission challenges would-be
Some consider the puzzles that are created by their omissions as spicy challenges, without which their texts would be boring; others shun clarity lest their work is considered trivial. Edsger Dijkstra
omission sublime poet
What believer sees a disturbing omission or infelicity? The text, whether of prophet or of poet, expands for whatever we can put into it, and even his bad grammar is sublime. George Eliot
omission historical banking
I am myself persuaded, on the basis of extensive study of the historical evidence, that... the severity of each of the contractions - 1920-21, 1929-33, and 1937-38 - is directly attributable to acts of commission and omission by the Reserve authorities and would not have occurred under earlier monetary and banking arrangements. Milton Friedman
omission evil wickedness
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. Plutarch
omission lust care
He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every lust, every omission of duty, is burdensome to God, though only one be burdensome to him. John Owen
branches common truth-is
Professors in every branch of the sciences, prefer their own theories to truth: the reason is that their theories are private property, but truth is common stock. Charles Caleb Colton
branches
There are some branches that are closed, but as I said 90% are still open. Henry Ford
branches doe construction
The further a mathematical theory is developed, the more harmoniously and uniformly does its construction proceed, and unsuspected relations are disclosed between hitherto separated branches of the science David Hilbert
branches evil hacking striking thousands
There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. Henry David Thoreau
branches principles finals
Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery. Arthur Machen
branches center extreme parts pattern reached reflect shape zero
Yes, our tree has an interesting shape. The center branches reflect the shape of the zero curve. When extreme parts of the tree are reached the branching pattern changes to accommodate the mean reversion. John Hull
branches cases determine function government judiciary people three ultimate understand
Legislators of all people should understand that we have three branches of government, and the ultimate function of the judiciary is to determine cases under the constitution. Ken Falk
branches connecting couple grid people worked
'Vanity Fair' did this grid thing a couple years ago, connecting people who've worked together, and I had the most branches on it or whatever, because I'd worked with so-and-so and so-and-so worked with so-and-so, and I was kind of in the middle. Bill Hader
branches certain darwin drew family knew mammals undergo
All mammals undergo a certain degree of diversification. Darwin knew that. When he drew a family tree, it had many branches on it. Donald Johanson