Charles Brockden Brown Quotes
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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
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The sad and solemn night hath yet her multitude of cheerful fires; The glorious host of light walk the dark hemisphere till she retires; All through her silent watches, gliding slow, Her constellations come, and climb the heavens, and go.
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Advice? Look at your pay statements.
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Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization.
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This is a famous one. Tell us what you feel about it.
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Boredom is an evil that is not to be estimated lightly. It can come in the end to real despair. The public authority takes precautions against it everywhere, as against other universal calamities.
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The system is broken. The doctors and the nurses can't do everything. The patients need human attention; the patients themselves need to be addressed, rather than just their disease.
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When things were bad, time had a habit of taking its time to pass, making sure you experienced every painful moment. When things were good and contentment abundant, time moved like the wind, hurrying precious moments along and forcing things that normally require nurturing to grow and forge quickly.
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When I get excited about a character, I'll start doing things as the character and thinking about what the character would do.
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A nursery rhyme shapes your bones and nerves, and it shapes your mind. They are powerful, nursery rhymes, and immensely old, and not toys, even though they are for children." "But they make no sense!" Summer protested "Ah, well," said Ben. "Sometimes sense hides behind walls. You must find a window and stick your head right in before you can see it.
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Beauty is a rebellion against time.
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The executioner is, I believe, very expert; and my neck is very slender
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The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommodation to the ill-humors of others.
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Life is funny like that; just about the time you’re able to fully appreciate the accommodations, you’re checking out of the hotel.
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How slender is the accommodation which nature has provided for man.
