"Holland is a country, where the earth is……" — William Temple
"Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honor; where there is more sense than wit; more good nature than good humor; and more wealth than pleasure; where a man would choose rather to travel than t."
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27 Quotes by William Temple
William Temple has 27 quotes on this site.
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The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for…
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The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
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People that trust wholly to other's charity, and without industry of their own, will always be poor.
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Learning passes for wisdom among those who want both.
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We shall say without hesitation that the atheist who is moved by love is moved by the Spirit of God;…
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Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a…
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The greatest pleasure in life is love.
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I prefer a God who once and for all impressed his will upon creation, to one who continually busied about…
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Science has its being in a perpetual mental restlessness.
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The greatest medicine is a true friend.
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There is no structural organization of society which can bring about the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth…
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The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what…
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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million…
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It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then…
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into…
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is…
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