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selfish character government
If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan
selfish real character
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.
self roots african-american
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs of centuries; but they languish at times, while the love of self works on ceaselessly, unwearyingly,burrowing always at the very root of life, and heaping up fresh wrongs for other centuries to sweep away. Charles W. Chesnutt
selfish opportunity people
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner
self people all-time
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering. Charles de Gaulle
self self-knowledge
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. Charles de Lint
self-confidence world conquer
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
self words-of-wisdom crowns
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
self cells knaves
Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave! Charles Caleb Colton
self-respect coins
Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you. Carl Sandburg
self-respect faults saint
I prefer a saint with faults to a sinner with none. Charles Peguy
self-respect firsts ears
You want to talk to someone; first open your ears. Joseph Joubert
self-respect
We have power over nothing except our will. Michel de Montaigne
self-respect indifference should
One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers. Oscar Wilde
self-respect fit
Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves. Thomas Fuller
loses
Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went. Edith Piaf
loses
I loved but once, yet twice I lose my love! Edmond Rostand
loses
As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
loses lost opportunity
She loses some legitimacy. She lost an opportunity to make a real statement. Ken Dautrich
loses three
We've done that three times now. The only two loses we've had were the other two.
loses eternal asks
We don’t ask to be eternal beings. We only ask that things do not lose all their meaning. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
loses rare
We were up 5-3 and lost, and it's rare that (Walter) loses a set 6-3.
loses overcome running starting
I think he was awesome. He loses his starting running back and he's able to overcome that with no problem.
loses ok
But it's OK to be ousted by Moya. It's happening, and I'm notcaring so much to loses in match.