"A horse may be coaxed to drink, but…" — Stan Laurel

More Coaxed Quotes

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• Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step… — Mark Twain
• A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. — Mark Twain
• In pain shall you bring forth children, woman, and you shall turn to your husband and he shall rule over… — Tertullian
• Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till… — Oliver Goldsmith
• It may well be a sign of the decadence of the Church and the failure of Christianity that gifts have… — William Barclay
• ... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be… — Charles Dickens
• Old habits cannot be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed downstairs one step at a time. — Mark Twain
• It is not that God is stingy and must be coaxed, for He "giveth liberally and upbraideth not." It is… — Vance Havner
• We demand to be coaxed and comforted, to be encouraged and gratified, so we choose a teacher who will give… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
• Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is… — Orison Swett Marden
• She could see so clearly now that he was only a childish fancy, no more important really than her spoiled… — Margaret Mitchell
• Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought. — Pearl S. Buck

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