Nella Larsen Quotes
Have you ever stopped to think how much unhappiness and downright cruelty are laid to the loving kindness of the Lord? And always by His most ardent followers, it seems.
Quotes to Explore
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
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You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.
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Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
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I am loving being Momma. I really, really am.
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Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
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If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.
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We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
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Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
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I was proud to call Dr Rupert a friend. He was always a wonderful source of support and kindness.
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He Jean still felt surges of generosity, and gave in to them if they didn’t cramp his style. That was it. He could be kind if kindness caused him no problems.
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Do you dare deny my potency my kindness or forgiveness?
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The second handers offer substitutes for competence such as love, charm, kindness - easy substitutes - and there is no substitute for creation.
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If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn't have a lot of the animal problems that we do. I'm a big spay-and-neuter supporter. Don't have babies if you're not going to take care of those babies. We don't need more. We just need to take care of the ones we have. Take responsibility and breathe kindness.
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I think, regardless of gender, women and men need to be brave, take chances with their work, and be open to feedback. But I do think 'politeness' is an issue that can hinder your work if you aren't careful. Kindness is important, but being overly polite - thinking you can't disagree with someone about your own work - be careful about that.
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My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they encouraged me to take risks, to boldly go. They taught me that the greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure.
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The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.
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A house is built of logs and stone, of tiles and posts and piers; a home is built of loving deeds that stand a thousand years.
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A Complicated Kindness is just that: funny and strange, spellbinding and heartbreaking, this novel is a complicated kindness from a terrifically talented writer.
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But there is that about well-intentioned advice that has the opposite effect of the one intended, and causes a Spanish fly of perversity to enter into the hitherto passive soul.
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Synchronizing mind and body is not a concept or a random technique someone thought up for self-improvement. Rather, it is a basic principle of how to be a human being.
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Have you ever stopped to think how much unhappiness and downright cruelty are laid to the loving kindness of the Lord? And always by His most ardent followers, it seems.
