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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
mistress compromise truth-is
Truth is a glorious but hard mistress. She never consults, bargains or compromises. Aiden Wilson Tozer
mistress her-beauty may
Show me a mistress that is passing fair, what doth her beauty serve but as a note where I may read who pass'd that passing fair? William Shakespeare
mistress sovereign opinion
Opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects.
mistress expensive
You thought I was a lovelorn mistress and I was really just an expensive prostitute. Edith Wharton
mistress masters
I will have but one mistress and no master Elizabeth I
mistress court frailty
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you. Ben Jonson
mistress language currents
Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money.
mistress calm
I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself. Jane Austen
mistress would-be facts
Well, once you've been in the Canyon and once you've sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends...it's always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I've often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon. Barry Goldwater
ems killing treats
If somebody mistreats you, treat ?em good. That kills ?em. Bobby Bowden
ems beats ifs
If you can't beat 'em, cooperate 'em to death! Charles M. Schulz
ems rockets ships
What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? Bill Watterson
ems dies
Let' em learn or let' em die Charles Bukowski
ems break
I am not much about rules, I like to break 'em and don't like to make 'em. Carson Kressley
ems burning rolling
When you kill someone by chopping off their head, rolling 'em up in a carpet and burning it, you'd better make sure they're dead! Colin Mochrie
ems cookies watches
I bought all those [fitness] videos -- Richard Simmons, Jane Fonda. I love to sit and eat cookies and watch 'em. Dolly Parton
ems made jokes
I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made 'em up myself.
ems fairness vengeance
What the vengeance, could he not speak 'em fair?