"Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light,……" — Colley Cibber
"Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy!"
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19 Quotes by Colley Cibber
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Oh! How many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
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We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman; scorned, slighted, dismissed without a…
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Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended.
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The happy have whole days, and those they choose. The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose.
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Tea! thou soft, sober, sage and venerable liquid;- thou female tongue-running, smile-smoothing, heart-opening, wink-tippling cordial, to whose glorious insipidity I…
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A weak invention of the Enemy.
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Possession is eleven points in the law.
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Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.
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Faint is the bliss, that never past thro' pain.
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Losers must have leave to speak.
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I've lately had two spiders Crawling upon my startled hopes-- Now though thy friendly hand has brushed 'em from me,…
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Stolen sweets are best.
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More Blessing Quotes
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that…
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
— Francis Bacon
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
— Pearl Bailey
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
— Abu Bakr
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There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the…
— James A. Baldwin
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I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of…
— Stephen Baldwin
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
— Bernard Baruch
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
— Joseph Addison
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
— Glenn Beck
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
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