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I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when you speak earnestly… — Henry David Thoreau
... There is always hope in a man who actually and earnestly works. — Thomas Carlyle
Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it. — Phillips Brooks
What we earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. — Anna Brownell Jameson
Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail. — John Milton
Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that… — Walter Savage Landor
And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to be considered by others, as utterly divested, now and during… — Robert Dale Owen
Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it… — Terry Eagleton
My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my… — Elizabeth Dole
I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in love with so many… — Ryan Adams
Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people. — Hu Jintao
My good friends, while I do most earnestly recommend you to take care of your health and safety, as things most precious to us, I… — Edmund Burke
I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty. All the stock in trade I possess is a $10,000 debt, incurred by publishing my… — Susan B. Anthony
I use the term bar-room to represent every means for the sale and traffic in liquor, and I earnestly appeal to the people to put… — Thomas Jordan Jarvis
A Unitarian very earnestly disbelieves what everyone else believes. — W. Somerset Maugham
Children play earnestly as if it were work. But people grow up, and they work with a sorrow upon them. It's duty. — Mary Oliver
I encourage all you superior seekers in the secret depths to devote yourselves to penetrating and clarifying the self, as earnestly as you would put… — Hakuin Ekaku
When in such sadness I earnestly elevated my spirit into God and locked my whole heart and mind along with all my thoughts and will… — Jakob Bohme
And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God. This… — Saint Francis de Sales
If you go on a mission to preach the gospel with lightness and frivolity in your hearts, looking for this and that, and to learn… — Brigham Young
Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every… — John Hancock
Negro producers, Negro distributors, Negro consumers! The world of Negroes can be self contained. We desire earnestly to deal with the rest of the world,… — Marcus Garvey
Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every… — John Hancock
I have not in this lifetime yet met one person who earnestly seeks enlightenment in the West. Not one person. — Frederick Lenz
Walk more closely with God. Get nearer to Christ. Seek to exchange hope for assurance. Seek to feel the witness of the Spirit more closely… — J C Ryle

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