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history who-we-are way
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. David McCullough
history want done
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.
history social shank
History is the shank of the social sciences. C. Wright Mills
history lafayette might
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries. Cesare Pavese
history want grants
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. Cary Grant
history
When you think about it, history is made to be broken. That's the way we look at it. E. Hicks
history lists surprise
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Kurt Vonnegut
history
History! Read it and weep!
history disposition efficacy
But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. Edward Gibbon
may oppression begets
Death may beget life, but oppression can beget nothing other than itself. Charles Dickens
may invention condensation
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. Charles Caleb Colton
may maintaining conquer
Hannibal knew better how to conquer than how to profit by the conquest; and Napoleon was more skilful in taking positions than in maintaining them. As to reverses, no general cart presume to say that he may not be defeated; but he can, and ought to say, that he will not be surprised.
may riches talent
From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.
may cups bliss
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
may venture able
As there are none so weak that we may venture to injure them with impunity, so there are none so low that they may not at some time be able to repay an obligation. Therefore, what benevolence would dictate, prudence would confirm.
may modern poet
Subtract from many modern poets all that may be found in Shakespeare, and trash will remain.
may finals tomorrow
To-morrow even may bring the final reckoning. Charles Spurgeon
may certain made
We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives.
incidents
Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I know how things are going to end, and I know some important incidents along the way. E. L. Konigsburg
incidents looked
When I looked at the incidents this year, it jumped right out.
incidents men suspects
We don't know if the two incidents are related, but it could be that the suspects were working with the two men who were arrested.
incidents nine past seven
We've responded to nine incidents seven in the past two weeks.
incidents comment isolated
Sure, you can do without the hard personal comments, but it doesn't really happen apart from a few isolated incidents. Andrew Flintoff
incidents life
I write about my life, choosing incidents that I think will be, for one reason or another, significant to people. Often because they may have experienced the same things. Harvey Pekar
incidents law martial possible problems solve
If the incidents have spilled over to other areas, it is possible to use martial law to solve problems in such areas. This has nothing to do with the government, ... could do it on their own. Thaksin Shinawatra
incidents knew president series type wickets
The president narrated most of the incidents in the series and he even knew what type of wickets we had in the first two tests.
incidents past
We've had some incidents in the past that we wanted to address. Things are getting unbelievably better.