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It is likewise to be observed that this society hath a peculiar chant and jargon of their own, that no other mortal can understand, and… — Jonathan Swift
I pray the gods some respite from the weary task of this long year's watch that lying on the Atreidae's roof on bended arm, dog-… — Aeschylus
To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those things which are… — Seneca the Younger
The ever-whirling wheele Of Change, to which all mortal things doth sway. — Edmund Spenser
A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth,… — Arthur Conan Doyle
And now I was lonelier, I supposed, than anyone else in the world. Even Defoe's creation, Robinson Crusoe, the prototype of the ideal solitary, could… — Wladyslaw Szpilman
Then to Silvia let us sing that Silvia is excelling. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling. — William Shakespeare
All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of the Deity housed in our… — Josephus
Though Death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. — William Shakespeare
It is my firm belief that the infinite and uncontrollable fury of nuclear weapons should never be held in the hands of any mere mortal… — Mikhail Gorbachev
Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive — G. Edward Griffin
It's just that it's impossible to be a broken or whole person. You can only be a person. You can only exist, you can only… — Jackson Pearce
At one time I was praying for the salvation of sinners, and the Saviour appeared on the cross by me, and talked with me; I… — Maria Woodworth-Etter
I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies. — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal. — Saint Augustine
The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for… — Abraham Lincoln
Belgium, where there occurred one of the rare appearances of the hero in history, was lifted above herself by the uncomplicated conscience of her King… — Barbara Tuchman
Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA. — Ingvar Kamprad
Heroes are damned. No mortal conquers Death. — Shan Sa
I do indeed think that cinema is mortal. There is a lot of evidence already that it is dying on its feet. — Peter Greenaway
I don’t think there is any such thing as an ordinary mortal. Everybody has his own possibility of rapture in the experience of life. All… — Joseph Campbell
I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and… — Benjamin Franklin
Some men spend their whole life furnishing for themselves the things proper to life without realizing that at our birth each of us was poured… — Epicurus
To love is to be vulnerable: if God loves, then God is mortal. — Don Cupitt
I could not think of being unkind, even to a mortal enemy. It would hurt me. I see so much unkindness in the world, and… — Paramahansa Yogananda

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