Benefit of the doubt Quote by Algernon Blackwood Download Open image ““He gave it the benefit of the doubt; he was Scotch. ("The Wendigo")”” — Algernon Blackwood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Benefit of the doubt Doubt Doubt Scotch Gave Benefit Scotch Scotch Wendigo Scotland Scots Scotsman Scotsmen Wine
“Like many another materialist, that is, he lied cleverly on the basis of insufficient knowledge, because the knowledge supplied seemed to his own particular… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Without a word, he walked over to the sideboard and grabbed one of the decanters and a crystal glass. He returned to his seat… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
“For he felt about the whole affair the touch somewhere of a great Outer Horror - and his scattered powers had not as yet… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“The fatted calf, the best Scotch, the hoedown could all have been his too, any time he asked for them except that he never… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
“He had no money or influence here. The clothes on his back were ragged, his moccasins were worn, and he was skeletally thin from… — Elizabeth Hoyt Copy Share Image
“He also discovered that he was bitter and full of resentment, that he oozed resentment, and that he might easily kill someone, anyone, if… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
“Simpson, the student of divinity, it was who arranged his conclusions probably with the best, though not most scientific, appearance of order. Out there,… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“His stories were what frightened people worst of all. Dreadful stories they were--about hanging, and walking the plank, and storms at sea, and the… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
First and foremost, Wenger saw us as human beings and he had a lot of faith in us, which is why he stood by… — Per Mertesacker Copy Share Image
“When he looked back at the menu as an old man, it brought back everything; the food, the wine, the private dining room, the… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“As it was a time of war between the Catholics and the Huguenots, and as he saw the Catholics exterminate the Huguenots and the… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“I knew I should believe him, as he taught at Oxford, but his answers did not feel complete. It was like having a meal… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
Time is measured by the quality and not the quanity of sensations it contains. — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Deep silence fell about the little camp, planted there so audaciously in the jaws of the wilderness. The lake gleamed like a sheet of… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil. In the case of the latter, no particular feature… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd. — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“The dusk rapidly deepened; the glades grew dark; the crackling of the fire and the wash of little waves along the rocky lake shore… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“The psychology of places, for some imaginations at least, is very vivid; for the wanderer, especially, camps have their "note" either of welcome or… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
Adventures come to the adventurous, and mysterious things fall in the way of those who, with wonder and imagination, are on the watch for… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“The impulse came to her clairvoyantly, and she obeyed without a sign of hesitation. Deeper comprehension would come to her of the whole awful… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“You know," he went on almost under his breath, "every man who thinks for himself and feels vividly finds he lives in a world… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“In spite of his exceeding mental perturbation, Simpson struggled hard to detect its nature, and define it, but the ascertaining of an elusive scent,… — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“She feared long words she did not understand. Beelzebub lay hid among too many syllables.” — Algernon Blackwood Copy Share Image
“She herself vacillated when it came to belief. She did not particularly believe in God. Or, rather, she didn't believe in a particular God.… — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
People always tend to give the benefit of the doubt to allow people to explain the context [of their words]. — Keli Goff Copy Share Image
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“He twirled her around a few more times before he said offhandedly, "Aren't you tired of fighting yet? I'm beginning to find it quite… — Johanna Lindsey Copy Share Image
“I realized finally what the problem was,” I told Maree. “It wasn’t him. It was my wife. She was treating him like a normal… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
“You get the benefit of the doubt because according to the Eternal Sun gossip committee, you’re good as gold. They better be right, or… — Elle Aycart Copy Share Image
I am naturally a nice person and will give anyone the benefit of the doubt. — Cynthia Bailey Copy Share Image
I've always given presidents the benefit of the doubt on their nominees. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt. — Gene Tierney Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
“It makes us feel and see things in ways that normal people don’t. You don’t question it or try to understand it. You just… — Ednah Walters Copy Share Image