Sentiments Quotes

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Language is the dress of thought; and as the noblest mien or most graceful action would be degraded and obscured by a garb appropriated to… — Samuel Johnson
Some read for style, and some for argument: one has little care about the sentiment, he observes only how it is expressed; another regards not… — Samuel Johnson
Men are very apt to run into extremes, hatred to England may carry come into an excess of Confidence in France... I am heartily disposed… — George Washington
There is poetry and there is beauty in real sympathy; but there is more - there is action. The noblest and most powerful form of… — Octavius Winslow
The habit of shedding blood, or even of seeing it shed, corrupts all sentiment of humanity. — Constantin-Francois Chasseboeuf
Style in painting is the same as in writing; a power over materials, whether words or colors, by which conceptions or sentiments are conveyed. — Joshua Reynolds
Once youâ€™re in sales, you will also learn what sells and what not. Use the sensitivity of detecting market sentiments as a platform for running… — Li Ka-shing
And now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: 'Liberty for each, for all,… — William Lloyd Garrison
This tree is indeed a Tree of Life, for without the higher and finer sentiments man does not life; he merely exists. If any branch… — Manly Hall
A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast… — Michelle Alexander
Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on action.… — Sangharakshita
And finally, I just felt it was crucial for some of us in the hip hop community to speak up on the issues of teen… — MURS
Wherefore all theology, when separated from Christ, is not only vain and confused, but is also mad, deceitful, and spurious; for, though the philosophers sometimes… — John Calvin
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish of the Nation… — George Washington
To assert that the universe has a purpose implies the universe has intent. And intent implies a desired outcome. But who would do the desiring?… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
As not every instance of similitude can be considered as a proof of imitation, so not every imitation ought to be stigmatised as plagiarism. The… — Samuel Johnson
I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the more… — Abraham Lincoln
Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity. — Marquis de Sade
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
...we sacrifice other species to our own not because our own has any objective metaphysical privilege over others, but simply because it is ours. It… — C.S. Lewis

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