Vittorio Alfieri Quotes
For one to grasp, whatever be his object, sov'reign power ... is an act of perilous presumption.
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Anglo-Saxon kings often used to favour their sister's son to their own - for at least you could guarantee there was your own blood in your sister's son!
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In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.
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In general in New York, we all eat like kings. Insane quality, mind-blowing variety, at all price ranges.
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There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events.
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In the Middle Ages, I think the French kings murdered slightly fewer of their family members than the English kings, though I haven't actually counted the heads.
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Natural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur.
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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
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I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.
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The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone.
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All designed tools and objects are sort of extensions of human abilities, and they do tend to make life richer for us. But, an awful lot of designs, especially in this country, make life a lot more inconvenient. I'm thinking, for instance, of high-fidelity units that have so many switches and toggles and buttons and things that they confuse most people.
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She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles.
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In this very moment I'm king In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling
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Let chaos reign, then rein in chaos.
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Every image is to be seen as an object and every object as an image.
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And the first king was a lucky soldier.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Life is rarely easy, but, with Christ our King, it is always good.
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Cultivate prompt, exact, unquestioning, joyous obedience to every command that it is evident from its context applies to you. Be on the lookout for new orders from your King. Blessing lies in the direction of obedience to them. God's commands are but signboards that mark the road to present success and blessedness and to eternal glory.
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The problem with too beautiful a view is that it's alright for the mulling stage. But for the writing stage, you want to be somewhere without a view, especially if it is very different from what you're writing.
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No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run.
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I soon discovered that I was getting used to being happy and unhappy at the same time, as if that were the new, inevitable law of my life.
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For one to grasp, whatever be his object, sov'reign power ... is an act of perilous presumption.
