"The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak; She……" — George Crabbe
"The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak; She could not think, but would not cease to speak."
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George Crabbe
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47 Quotes by George Crabbe
George Crabbe has 47 quotes on this site.
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We cannot heal the throbbing heart till we discern the wounds within.
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This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe…
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With eye upraised his master's look to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man: The rich man's…
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Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.
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Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd; Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd; The joy of youth and…
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Anger makes us strong, Blind and impatient, And it leads us wrong; The strength is quickly lost; We feel the…
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Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the…
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How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things,…
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In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.
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Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.
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Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful…
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Hence, in these times, untouch'd the pages lie, And slumber out their immortality.
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More Cease Quotes
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one of 896 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let…
— Pietro Aretino
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Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
— Mary Kay Ash
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The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not…
— Honore de Balzac
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A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
— Brigitte Bardot
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When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring,…
— David Brainerd
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Everything tends to make us believe that there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death,…
— Andre Breton
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When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.
— Pearl S. Buck
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Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and…
— Eileen Caddy
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The day when I am no more than a writer I shall cease to be a writer.
— Albert Camus
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I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these…
— Donald Cargill
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When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its behavior ceases to be intelligent.
— Thomas Carlyle
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on…
— Oswald Chambers
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