Lay Quotes

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Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread,… — Alexander Hamilton
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points. — Horace
As however the ancients say that in case of necessity any Christian lay person can administer the sacrament of baptism, so Luther says the same… — Martin Chemnitz
It takes one hen to lay an egg, but seven men to sell it. — C. J. Dennis
The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a… — Burl Ives
There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our… — Edward Abbey
I've still got a brilliant head of hair, which refuses to lay down. — Rod Stewart
Lay down true principles and adhere to them inflexibly. Do not be frightened into their surrender by the alarms of the timid, or the croakings… — Thomas Jefferson
There was a willow hanging over the mill-pool and I learned to climb it. It belonged to a butcher on the Stratford Road, I think.… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Like the advocates of Birth Control, the eugenists, for instance, are seeking to assist the race toward the elimination of the unfit. Both are seeking… — Margaret Sanger
When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. — Henry Fielding
You see, in our family we don't know whether we're coming or going - it's all my grandmother's fault. But, of course, the fault wasn't… — Amitav Ghosh
Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end; where all men and all churches are treated as equal; where every man… — John F. Kennedy
An architect doesn't go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He's still an artist. — Sol LeWitt
Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum. — Henry A. Kissinger
You can't lay down laws for what people think and hope. — Maeve Binchy
I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so… — Debbie Allen
There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast. — Simonides of Ceos
My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow marginâ€¦ I would have made a good one if I hadnâ€™t… — Robert A. Heinlein
I kept arguing that 'love is the most important force, love is the most important force.' So I wanted to show him loving. Sometimes it's… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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