Monica Edwards Quotes
There is nothing so lowering to one's self-esteem as the affectionate contempt of a beloved cat.
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You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.
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It is always so, I guess, validating when you meet somebody that you esteem -- and then they turn out to be everything [you thought] and more.
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Don't let anything morph you or push you around or have you be something you're not.
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Never kiss in public, but at home I am affectionate.
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The farewell between Hitler and Mussolini at the station was very affectionate. Both men were moved.
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Turkeys know their names, come when you call, and are totally affectionate. They're better than teenagers.
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He that would look with contempt on the pursuits of the farmer, is not worthy the name of a man.
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La truffe n'est point un aphrodisiaque positif; mais elle peut, en certaines occasions, rendre les femmes plus tendres et les hommes plus aimables. The truffle is not a true aphrodisiac; but in certain circumstances it can make women more affectionate and men more attentive.
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Young people nowadays love luxury; they have bad manners and contempt for authority. They show disrespect for old people... contradict their parents, talk constantly in front of company, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers.
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The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.
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Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
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Friendship is cemented by interest, vanity, or the want of amusement; it seldom implies esteem, or even mutual regard.
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Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout.
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If I were an Englishman, I should esteem the man who advised a war with China to be the greatest living enemy of my country. You would be beaten in the end, and perhaps a revolution in India would follow.
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We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more than the search for truth.
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He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to loved or hated again.
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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.
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Her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it.
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Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.
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Learning is the engine of practice, and practice is the history of that learning.
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In most companies, the formal hierarchy is a matter of public record - it's easy to discover who's in charge of what. By contrast, natural leaders don't appear on any organization chart.
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I am sorry," was all Drizzt could quietly mouth. Vierna shook her head, refusing any apology. To Drizzt, it seemed as if that buried part of her that was Zaknafein Do'Urden's daughter approved of this ending.
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Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity.
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There is nothing so lowering to one's self-esteem as the affectionate contempt of a beloved cat.
