Theophrastus Quotes
One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.
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But from each crime are born bullets that will one day seek out in you where the heart lies.
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Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all but in Spanish, in the poems of Lorca.
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When the stocks go up, the cocks go up!
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You can't be loved for long if you're not feared.
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I don't think pain is a prerequisite for growth, but on the other hand, most of us choose very painful ways to learn.
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We are not apologetic of appointing a committee to look into the economic, social, education and cultural conditions of the single largest minority group.
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The best part about it was that we were rationed on water (during combat); we could only have so much.
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I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself.
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As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
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I certainly have not the talent which some people possess," said Darcy, "of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.
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For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.
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I remember as a ranger the first time I stood alone on Inspiration Point over at Canyon Station looking out over this beautiful land. I thought to myself how lucky I was that my parents' and grandparents' generation had the vision and the determination to save it for us. Now it is our turn to make our own gift outright to those who will come after us, 15 years, 40 years, 100 years from now. I want to be as faithful to my grandchildren's generation as Old Faithful has been to ours. What better way can we add a new dimension to our third century of freedom?
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I studied voiceover, and I studied acting and I got my first series and my first agent a week out of high school. And it took me about five years of hit-or-miss auditioning and booking on occasion before I could support myself totally as an actor.
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It comes with it, this is my work and all the media thing is just a big bonus for me. I'm just enjoying being in the spotlight right now so it's not a big deal for me.
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Hell,’ I tell her, ‘is where all the interesting people are.
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I decided years ago that I am just unfashionable.
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Je parvins à faire s'évanouir dans mon esprit toute l'espérance humaine.
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Try to see the joyful side of life. One must see the pain of life with clear eyes, and help all he can; but there is also lots of joy, and on should see that, too.
