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Glances Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.
- A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of…
- And what fastens attention, in the intercourse of life, like any passage betraying affection between two parties? Perhaps we never saw them before, and never…
- Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance…
- An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams…
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- Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly… — Unknown Author
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- To expect that the intricacies of science will be pierced by a careless glance, or the eminences of fame ascended without labour,… — Samuel Johnson