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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.
world surprise enough
I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything
world affection should
Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them.
world lines facts
Christ is the great central fact in the world's history. To Him everything looks forward or backward. All the lines of history converge upon Him. Charles Spurgeon
world crosses remedy
The world's one and only remedy is the cross.
world causes christ
Anything which you have in this world, which you do not consecrate to Christ's cause, you do rob the Lord of.
world looks christ
There is somebody in the world whom you have to bring to Christ. I do not know where he is, or who he is; but you had better look out for him.
world whole
The whole point of Zen is to suspend the rules we have superimposed on things and to see the world as it is Alan Watts
world victim define-yourself
Do you define yourself as a victim of the world? Or, as the world?
world forget
In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself.
detectives helping trance
A woman went so far as to hire private detectives to contact me to help bring her out of what she called a hypnotic trance. Charley Pride
detectives stories detective-stories
Where there's a will there's a detective story. Carolyn Wells
detectives early evening hours last late morning night spent
(Moeller) spent the evening late last night and into the early morning hours with our detectives and has been cooperating with us so far. Twis Lizasuain
detectives week form
A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week. Ed McBain
detectives natural critics
Literary critics make natural detectives. A. S. Byatt
detectives use guessing
Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective. Agatha Christie
detectives talking
One of our detectives was investigating the possibility that he was violating the restraining order. After talking to him and other witnesses, he was arrested.
detectives ensure few forward hopefully indictment moving next obstacles possible scotland swiftly technical towards yard
We very much look forward to working with Scotland Yard detectives to ensure that any possible technical or evidential obstacles to moving swiftly towards an indictment are removed -- hopefully in the next few months.
detectives inquisitive paid
I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous. Douglas Adams