William Cowper Quotes
And hast thou sworn on every slight pretence, Till perjuries are common as bad pence, While thousands, careless of the damning sin, Kiss the book's outside, who ne'er look'd within?
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Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.
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I'd love sloth. I wish sloth would come home and visit me once in a while. I don't consider laziness a sin at all.
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We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.
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Though the demonetisation move should be welcomed, govt should have planned well in advance to ensure that no common man suffer.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
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Since St. Augustine announced that Eve - and, hence, collective woman - was responsible for original sin, rabid sexism has been a major pillar of patriarchal religious tradition.
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No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
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We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.
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The first and most fundamental issue of sin is pride.
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There is no question that what we are seeing - the horrible advance of ISIS - goes back, if you will, to the original sin of the invasion of Iraq.
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I became demented overnight. Sudden onset is one factor that distinguishes my form of dementia from the more common form associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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I think U.S. and Chinese businesses need a common language and dialogue.
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We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.
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I stare to memorize your face, to kiss you in my mind, love you all the time.
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The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.
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In February, the overcast sky isn’t gloomy so much as neutral and vague. It’s a significant factor in the common experience of depression among the locals. The snow crunches under your boots and clings to your trousers, to the cuffs, and once you’re inside, the snow clings to you psyche, and eventually you have to go to the doctor. The past soaks into you in this weather because the present is missing almost entirely.
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That is what art is at the end of the day: It's an escapism that we all crave.
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Hitting at the top of the order is a good thing. You get more at-bats. I'm excited to see how this develops.
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They're the salt of the earth, those girls. They don't sit each night and compare notes on groups, criticising lyrics, asking if it's valid. They just play the record... yeah, and maybe they dance. I love them. I love them dearly
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The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.
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And hast thou sworn on every slight pretence, Till perjuries are common as bad pence, While thousands, careless of the damning sin, Kiss the book's outside, who ne'er look'd within?
