Winthrop Mackworth Praed Quotes
The Baptist found him far too deep; The Deist sighed with saving sorrow; And the lean Levite went to sleep, And dreamed of tasting pork to-morrow.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not saving lives.
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Ike runs the country, and I turn the pork chops.
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When A annoys or injures B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.
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Our Lord's first obedience was to the will of his Father, not to the needs of men; the saving of men was the natural outcome of his obedience to the Father.
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It was my pork chop. But that's ok. I ate his dog food.
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If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!
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If we will take care of today, God will take care of the morrow.
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Saving New York City from bankruptcy is like making love to a gorilla. You don't stop when you're tired; you stop when he's tired.
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I'm Southern Baptist, not a meteorologist.
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Saving was slow and painful.
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Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
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Saving lives, one day at a time, just like always.
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Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love.
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The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny meditated against them.
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Go on, get some pork on your fork!
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Those who protect and save other animals lead the way in protecting and saving humanity and earth.
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If home cooks shopped in their own vegetable bin before going to the market, they would save money and help the environment, too, and all because they decided to rescue a vegetable before it turned bad.
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If you've been frugal during your life and tried to save, you're penalised by the tax system. You pay tax on your wages, your savings and even your private pension.
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[On refusing to be silenced:] I do not pretend to be John the Baptist rebuking the Pharisees. I do not claim to be Nathan upbraiding David. I aspire only to be Balaam's ass, castigating his master.
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Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?
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Her mind was present because she was always gone. Her hands were filled because they grasped the meaning of empty. Life was simple. Her husband returned and she served him with indifferent patience this time. When he asked what had happened to her heat for him, she gestured to the west. The sun was setting. The sky was a body of fire.
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The Baptist found him far too deep; The Deist sighed with saving sorrow; And the lean Levite went to sleep, And dreamed of tasting pork to-morrow.
