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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.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
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.
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.
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
nerves three calm
I had a turnover and three missed shots down the stretch. I just have to make sure I calm my nerves. Chris Bosh
nerves red rooms
No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room: it only gave my nerves a shock, of which I feel the reverberation to this day. Charlotte Bronte
nerves may path
The terminal path may, to distinguish it from internuncial common paths, be called the final common path. The motor nerve to a muscle is a collection of such final common paths. Charles Scott Sherrington
nerves use way
Emma McChesney was engaged in that nerve-wracking process known as getting things out of the way. When Emma McChesney aimed to get things out of the way she did not use a shovel; she used a road-drag. Edna Ferber
nerves tequila drink
I usually have a drink before a carpet because I find them really nerve-racking. Usually a tequila. An upper! Bella Heathcote
nerves spirit desperation
Food is good for the nerves and the spirit. Courage comes from the belly – all else is desperation. Charles Bukowski
nerves
One is what one has the nerve to pretend to be. Alan Furst
nerves why-not pressure
Pressure on nerves causes irriatation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust the cause instead of treating the effects? Why not? Daniel D. Palmer
nerves calm film
Joe E. Lewis said, 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And that is how I feel about a film being well-received. Alexander Payne
quiet hours peace-and-quiet
But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour. Bryan Ferry
quiet-voice people tree
Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper. Ai Weiwei
quiet introvert minimalist
I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least. Bob Newhart
quiet knows
You cannot be quiet about things that you know. Ed Begley, Jr.
quiet-people thinking rude
Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them. Dee Dee Ramone
quiet quiet-life
When it is possible, I choose to have a quiet life. Diego Della Valle
quiet enough virtuous
She lived, we'll say, A harmless life, she called a virtuous life, A quiet life, which was not life at all (But that she had not lived enough to know) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
quiet silent
There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me. Agnetha Faltskog
quiet habit trumpets
It's a good habit to trumpet your failures and be quiet about your successes. Charlie Munger