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Alas! It is well written, The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses. — Ernest Bramah
Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity. — Christian Nestell Bovee
There are thousands of books on the joy of gardening and cooking. Alas, there are only few on the joy of living. — Robert Muller
Our sense of worth, of well-being, even our sanity depends upon our remembering. But, alas, our sense of worth, our well-being, our sanity also depend… — Joyce Appleby
Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it. — Benjamin Franklin
As beauteous is the world, and many a joy Floats through its wide dominion. But, alas, When we would seize the winged good, it flies. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
...it is presumptuous ridicule of God if someone thinks that only the person who desires great wealth chooses mammon. Alas, the person who insists on… — Soren Kierkegaard
Our moods do not believe in each other. To-day I am full of thoughts, and can write what I please. I see no reason why… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
On consideration.. .of the reason wherefore men have so far gone astray, or that many - alas! - should follow diverse ways of belief concerning… — Ambrose
Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or… — Charles Spurgeon
Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system. — Barbara Amiel
Alas, their love may be call'd appetite. No motion of the liver, but the palate — William Shakespeare
Alas for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun! — Thomas Hood
[Newton wrote to Halley ... that he would not give Hooke any credit] That, alas, is vanity. You find it in so many scientists. You… — Albert Einstein
You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to be endured. — Vincent de Paul
My curiosity, alas, is not the kind that can be satisfied by objective knowledge. Plato said that opinion is worthless and that only knowledge counts,… — Hayden Carruth
I have no words alas! to tell the loveliness of loving well — Edgar Allan Poe
Academia is alas full of special interests and specialists who presumed it was possible to "leapfrog" over this or that entire line of development. These… — Kenny Smith
Alas! that my body, clean and whole, never been corrupted, today must be consumed and burnt to ashes! — Joan of Arc
But alas! Science cannot now rescue us, for even the scientist is lost in the terrible midnight of our age. Indeed, science gave us the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tony Cottee once played in all four divisions in one season. Cottee started 2000-01 at Leicester City, where he made a couple of Premiership appearances… — Phil Cornwell
Alas, this mundane realm is never as fun as the one inside our minds. But we can endeavor to make it so. — Larry Atchley Jr.
Alas! When duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away. — Friedrich Schiller
The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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