"The friends whom I have are invaluable, and……" — George Combe
"The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world."
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George Combe
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11 Quotes by George Combe
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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long…
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While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their…
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I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then…
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And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that…
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We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent…
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He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.
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They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for…
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I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had…
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The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was…
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The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their…
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More Enjoyment Quotes
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.
— Jane Austen
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Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above…
— Honore de Balzac
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption…
— Zygmunt Bauman
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret…
— Joseph Addison
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
— Joseph Addison
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The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment…
— Walter Benjamin
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Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.
— Giovanni Boccaccio
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and…
— Daniel Boone
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The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man.…
— Damon Albarn
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The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act…
— William Jennings Bryan
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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
— Edmund Burke
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to…
— Fanny Burney
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