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Perhaps the perusal of such works may, without injustice, be compared with the use of opiates, baneful, when habitually and constantly resorted to, but of… — Walter Scott
â€¦their eager, childlike attention was refreshing to see as compared with the decent, deathlike apathy of weary civilized people, in whom natural curiosity has been… — John Muir
My own view of myself was that I was small and innocuous, a marshmallow compared to the others. I was a poor shot with a… — Margaret Atwood
Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their… — Arthur W. Pink
[Aldous Huxley] compared the brain to a 'reducing valve'. In ordinary perception, the senses send an overwhelming flood of information to the brain, which the… — Tom Wolfe
I can still see her face -- The sorrow in her eyes, her voice, as she condemns me. I didn't know it was possible to… — Chris Claremont
What you just had is nothing compared to what I want to do to you. I want my head between your legs so I can… — J R Ward
Relax, Jailbait," said Avery. "A drunken kiss is nothing compared to a drunken fall. God knows I've kissed plenty of guys drunk." "And yet, I… — Richelle Mead
But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And… — Robert Burns
Mice are terribly chatty. They will chat about anything, and if there is nothing to chat about, they will chat about having nothing to chat… — Robin McKinley
Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first… — Richard Dawkins
The more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs, at… — Steven Pinker
A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one… — Steven Brust
At that time, he was satisfying a sensual curiosity by experiencing the pleasures of people who live for love. He had believed he could stop… — Marcel Proust
He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of… — Anne Bronte
The people who keep asking if they can't lead a decent life without Christ, don't know what life is about; if they did they would… — C.S. Lewis
If you have heard a Jewish cantor sing, if he has touched you and made your own sorrow seem trivial when compared with his, you… — Jean Toomer
Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared… — Carl Sagan
The rich does not work for money, but money work for them...., While the poor work for money.Illiteracy, both in word and numbers, is the… — Robert Kiyosaki
In a word, literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse… — Helen Keller

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