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past political reform
Reform is a good replete with paradox; it is a cathartic which our political quacks, like our medical, recommend to others, but will not take themselves; it is admired by all who cannot effect it, and abused by all who can; it is thought pregnant with danger, for all time that is present, but would have been extremely profitable for that which is past, and will be highly salutary for that which is to come. Charles Caleb Colton
past men miracle
There are truths which some men despise because they have not examined, and which they will not examine because they despise. There is one signal instance on record where this kind of prejudice was overcome by a miracle; but the age of miracles is past, while that of prejudice remains.
past water people
"People can't die, along the coast," said Mr. Peggotty, "except when the tide's pretty nigh out. They can't be born, unless it's pretty nigh in - not properly born, till flood. He's a going out with the tide. It's ebb at half-arter three, slack water half an hour. If he lives till it turns, he'll hold his own till past the flood, and go out with the next tide." Charles Dickens
past self years
Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears; Each with its clays I must fulfill. living for self or in His will; Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what s done for Christ will last. Charles Studd
past done lasts
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.
past years tvs
My favourite movie is: "Dr Strangelove". (I haven't seen any films released in the past 2-5 years, I'm afraid: I don't do TV/cinema). Charles Stross
past years judging
It is foolish to try to live on past experience. It is very dangerous, if not a fatal habit, to judge ourselves to be safe because of something that we felt or did twenty years ago. Charles Spurgeon
past giving video
Society, magazines, posters, music videos, investment bankers. A lot of times, in my past anyway, looking within wasn't overly encouraged. Pretty much everybody proclaimed that fame would give me power and fortune. Alanis Morissette
past puppets driven
We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, driven along by something that is always behind us. Alan Watts
comforting fantasy hard
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. Carl Sagan
comfort continued culture duty existence master moral privilege relations religious watch
Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and to give them every comfort and privilege that is not incompatible with the continued existence of the relations between them. Roger B. Taney
comforting elected farmers looking lucky opponents policy producers simpson strong sugar
We are lucky to have two strong lawmakers like Simpson and Peterson looking out for America's sugar producers and the policy on which they depend. Some sugar policy opponents want to put sugar farmers out of business, and it's comforting to know that our elected representatives will not let that happen. Don Wallace
comfort love
I'm always most comfortable in the studio. It's my comfort zone. I love being there, and I love making records.
comfort food literature mental
Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food. Gretchen Rubin
comfort shame shame-on-me
Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me. Kurt Vonnegut
comforter
When life gets you down, make a comforter! Bo Burnham
comfort anticipation imperfect
Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition. Edward Gibbon
comfort sometimes cures
To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. Edward Livingston
monuments mortals names offering persons posterity reflecting respect thus whose
Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant?
monument poor
I'd characterize it this way: It is a monument to poor taste.
monumental says win
That says everything right there. That's how monumental that win was. Huston Street
monument people symbolic therefore
I think of a monument as being symbolic and for the people and therefore rhetorical, not honest, not personal. Claes Oldenburg
monumental problems
This is a monumental problem. It overshadows all the other problems we have. Michael Ramsey
monument
Monuments are for the living, not the dead. Frank Wedekind
monument player
He's a monument and he's my friend. For me he's the player of the century. Fabien Barthez
monument sticks
The monument sticks like a fishbone / in the city's throat. Robert Lowell
monuments true
Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.