Amelia B. Edwards Quotes
The camel has his virtues - so much at least must be admitted; but they do not lie upon the surface.
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I've played a lot of characters who are creeps or weirdos, with a deep darkness underneath the surface.
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Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues.
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Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.
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Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues.
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Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them.
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... freshness trembles beneath the surface of Everyday, a joy perpetual to all who catch its opal lights beneath the dust of habit.
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"Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves"
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I think all of us have our inner 13-year-old a lot closer to the surface than we're willing to admit even to ourselves.
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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
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Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.
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Greatness of Soul seems therefore to be as it were a crowning ornament of the virtues; it enhances their greatness, and it cannot exist without them. Hence it is hard to be truly great-souled, for greatness of soul is impossible without moral nobility.
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Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are adapted by nature to receive them, and are made perfect by habit.
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They lack suggestive power. And when a book lacks suggestive power, however hard it hits the surface of the mind it cannot penetrate within.
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There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.
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One is punished best for one's virtues.
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It is a distinction to have many virtues, but a hard lot.
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As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness and a love of truth; not tact but love for one's neighbor and self-denial; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know.
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People live through such pain only once. Pain comes again—but it finds a tougher surface.
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I think the critical thing is the product or service that you're trying to raise money for. And probably the best description of that, people should say when they hear, "This is what I want to do. This is what I want to bring to the market." They should say, "Gee! That's a great idea" or "Gee! Why hasn't somebody else thought of that before? Well, that's an incredible idea!" In other words, the more a person is delighted, or astonished, or happy with your product, or service, or idea, the more happy they are to put up money for it.
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I had a divorce paper that the person didn't know they were getting. I could see a little anxiety in the face.
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The danger is falling on your face and some candidates have had trouble with it, but most of these guys are really slick.
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I call God ECCO (Earth Coincidence Control Office) . It's much more satisfying to call it that. A lot of people accept this and they don't know that they're just talking about God. I finally found a God that was big enough. As the astronomer said to the Minister, My God's astronomical. The Minister said, How can you relate to something so big? The astronomer said, Well, that isn't the problem, your God's too small!
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He looked like an angel. And all I wanted to do was put my fist through his jaw. I couldn't stand my own cruelty.
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The camel has his virtues - so much at least must be admitted; but they do not lie upon the surface.
