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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
closer help helps students
The other students help us out, and it's a way to help them out in return. It helps me get closer to other students doing this. Scott Warren
closer great interested market value
We value the partnership we've had with them over the years. They do a great job. We're interested in negotiating something a little closer to market value.
closer demand faces high hold imported key people political problems purchasing serious several stability supplies
We're in a world that faces serious problems with political stability in several key regions. People want to hold more supplies closer to home, and that's going to keep demand high for purchasing imported barrels.
closer everybody girl lapse second
We started out good, but we had a lapse in the second half. I was able to play everybody and it would have been closer if my big girl had not fouled out.
closer fold heads work
We stabilized there and showed some life. We didn't fold the tents. Offensively and defensively, we got our heads back into the game. It wasn't an 11-3 game. We're closer to them than 11-3, but there are some things we have to work on.
closer less options rush
When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.
closer living people together
When you think about it, it makes sense, ... People are living closer together in the dorms.
closer time
We always come closer every time we talk. Rob Portman
closer debate heat leader man provoke raised secular
We want to provoke heat and debate and a closer look at the man and leader in full, not just the leader who has been raised to secular sainthood.