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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short. Charles Caleb Colton
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them. Charles Caleb Colton
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them. Charles Caleb Colton
mean atheism knaves
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men dresses
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please. Charles Caleb Colton
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
carpe-diem wasting-time remember
When you kill time, remember that it has no resurrection. Aiden Wilson Tozer
carpe-diem anxiety alarms
We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read. Abraham Lincoln
carpe-diem kind public-service
Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. Albert Schweitzer
carpe-diem looks situation
Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it. Brian Tracy
carpe-diem perfection genius
The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. Arthur Koestler
carpe-diem bombs window
The word "now" is like a bomb through the window, and it ticks. Arthur Miller
carpe-diem men lazy
The vigorous are no better than the lazy during one half of life, for all men are alike when asleep. Aristotle
carpe-diem should-have should
You should *have* an experience; it shouldn't just *be* an experience. Alan Cumming
carpe-diem pact carpe
History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn. Edmund Burke
vanity funeral world
Those who bequeath unto themselves a pompous funeral, are at just so much expense to inform the world of something that had much better be concealed; namely, that their vanity has survived themselves. Charles Caleb Colton
vanity use care
Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities. Charles Simmons
vanity variation lord
The Lord who cannot endure vain repetitions is equally weary of vain variations. Charles Spurgeon
vanity sin favourite
Vanity is my favourite sin. Al Pacino
vanity sin my-favorite
Vanity: my favorite sin. Al Pacino
vanity favors persons
Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others. William Shakespeare
vanity glasses mouths
There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass. William Shakespeare
vanity self missing
Most timidities have such secret compensations and Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer self depreciation. Edith Wharton
vanity weight nests
No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity. Edith Wharton