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talking imagination soul
The imagination enlarges little objects so as to fill our souls with a fantastic estimate; and, with rash insolence, it belittles the great to its own measure, as when talking of God. Blaise Pascal
two numbers achievement
There are two excesses: to exclude reason, to admit nothing but reason. The supreme achievement of reason is to realise that there is a limit to reason. Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it. It is merely feeble if it does not go as far as to realise that.
too-much enough ifs
If you do not love too much, you do not love enough.
two soul understanding
No one is ignorant that there are two avenues by which opinions are received into the soul, which are its two principal powers: the understanding and the will.
tears i-can
I can approve of those only who seek in tears for happiness.
truth responsibility fighting
It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its behalf.
titles institutions humans
The whole title by which you possess your property, is not a title of nature but of a human institution.
things-in-life important chance
La chose la plus importante a' toute la vie est le choix du me tier: le hasard en dispose. The most important thing in life is to choose a profession: chance arranges for that.
talking judging goes-on
One must have deeper motives and judge everything accordingly, but go on talking like an ordinary person.
travel lying journey
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.
tired may arms
It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.
truth may trust-in-god
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.
time ignorance knowledge
Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.
two reason dangerous
There are two equally dangerous extremes-to shut reason out, and to let nothing else in.
two suffering excess
Mankind suffers from two excesses: to exclude reason, and to live by nothing but reason.
time past thinking
We think very little of time present; we anticipate the future, as being too slow, and with a view to hasten it onward, we recall the past to stay it as too swiftly gone. We are so thoughtless, that we thus wander through the hours which are not here, regardless only of the moment that is actually our own.
thinking omnipotence imagination
The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost thinking about it.
trifles distress console
A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.
truth soul return
Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.
television four jerusalem
I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts. Bille August
thinking men age
A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is. Billie Burke
trying size restroom
Try being my size and going into a public restroom. Billy Barty
thinking doctors nurse
The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered.
thinking scotland stories
I think Scotland has some great stories. Billy Boyd
thinking given havens
I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.
thinking ethos bigger
I think once you get it in your head, that you're not going to do anything bigger, you just do things that you enjoy, which has always been my ethos anyway.
thinking hair looks
I think the ears are a strange look for me. Quite big. But I loved the hair down to my shoulders. It felt right. I'm thinking of letting my hair go.
thinking acting might
Acting, music, painting... it's very subjective. So what I might think is a great actor, you might think is not a very good actor at all.
thinking acting scripts
I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act.
thinking years want
Rather than thinking, 'If I do this, and in five years I'll be where I want to be,' you're better just doing something that makes you happy now.
thinking dope iron
If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you're out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung. Billie Holiday
trying armstrong young
I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.
thinking way feels
I don't think I ever sing the same way twice. The blues is sort of a mixed-up thing. You just have to feel it. Anything I do sing is part of my life.