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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. Charles Dickens
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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.
senses understand
There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses. Diane Ackerman
senses takes
That takes away from one of your senses. Mark Bedenbaugh
senses
We become in part what our senses take in. Eknath Easwaran
senses ifs
If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge. Neil Harbisson
taste relief huge
When you taste super-success after tasting super-failure, there is huge relief. Akshay Kumar
taste vices worst
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented. Edith Sitwell
taste consonants
... naturalness is not always consonant with taste. Edith Wharton
taste willing
I am perfectly willing for my music to exist with somebody else's taste. David Tudor
taste truth-is humans
Truth is disputable, not human taste. David Hume
taste painting study
Nothing is so improving to the temper as the study of the beauties either of poetry, eloquence, music, or painting.
taste film problem
The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films. Ben Wheatley
taste meat dams
I eat meat because meat tastes like murder, and murder tastes pretty dam good! Denis Leary
taste sour know-how
I know how to be sour. I know that taste. Bill Murray