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- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of prudence, in the…
- Silence is a solvent that destroys personality, and gives us leave to be great and universal.
- A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice,…
- A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress, by his tastes,…
- Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,…
- A beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of fine arts.
- I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being well dressed gives a feeling of inward…
- Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance.
- Obedience alone gives the right to command.
- Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.
- The astronomers said, 'Give us matter and a little motion and we will construct the universe. It is not enough that we should have matter,…
- The essence of all jokes, of all comedy, seems to be an honest or well intended halfness; a non performance of that which is pretended…
- He decided to give up his large ambition of knowledge and action for any narrow craft or profession, aiming at a much more comprehensive calling,…
- Power is what they want, not candy-power to execute their design, power to give legs and feet, form and actuality to their thought; which, to…
- We must be courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
- Being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquillity that religion is powerless to bestow.
- Give all to love: Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good fame, Plans, credit, and the Muse,- Nothing refuse.
- He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard.
- A man will be eloquent if you give him good wine.
- There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give…
- Old & New put their stamp to everything in Nature. The snowflake that is now falling is marked by both. The present moment gives the…
- Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.
- The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
- The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to.
- The last change in our point of view gives the whole world a pictorial air.
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- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
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- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
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- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi