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passion pride ill-will
There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name; who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us. Charles Dickens
passion hunting breasts
There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.
passion exercise order
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused. Charles Caleb Colton
passion greed may
The avarice of the miser may be termed the grand sepulchral of all his other passions, as they successively decay.
passion sloth causes
There is a holy love and a holy rage, and our best virtues never glow so brightly as when our passions are excited in the cause. Sloth, if it has prevented many crimes, has also smothered many virtues; and the best of us are better when roused.
passion swings giving
By privileges, immunities, or prerogatives to give unlimited swing to the passions of individuals, and then to hope that they will restrain them, is about as reasonable as to expect that the tiger will spare the hart to browse upon the herbage.
passion men wind
The breast of a good man is a little heaven commencing on earth; where the Deity sits enthroned with unrivaled influence, every subjugated passion, "like the wind and storm, fulfilling his word.
passion suffering blinded
So blinded are we by our passions, that we suffer more to be damned than to be saved.
passion thinking gentleman
A display of indifference to all the actions and passions of mankind was not supposed to be such a distinguished quality at that time, I think, as I have observed it to be considered since. I have known it very fashionable indeed. I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars.
coquetry triumph spirit
Coquetry, it's a triumph of the spirit over the senses. Coco Chanel
coquetry elegant elegant-woman
A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.
coquetry innocence
The most effective coquetry is innocence. Alphonse de Lamartine
coquetry coquette victim
A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims. Douglas William Jerrold
coquetry boast
Tis a sort of coquetry to boast that we never coquet. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
coquetry coquette parades
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising it.
coquetry my-friends
You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends. Guy de Maupassant
coquetry coquette champagne
Coquetry is the champagne of love. Thomas Hood
coquette coquetry affection
The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. Henry Fielding
coquette coquetry overcoming
Women find it far more difficult to overcome their inclination to coquetry than to overcome their love.
coquette seems
All women seem by nature to be coquettes.
coquette plight vow
New vows to plight, and plighted vows to break. John Dryden
coquette cards kind
I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it. Martha Wainwright