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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
mean plot use
Personally, I avoid deus ex machina like the plague - if you have to use one, it means you failed to set up the universe and the plot properly. It's like a whodunnit where there's no actual way for the reader to identify the perpetrator before the climactic reveal: there's no sense of closure for the reader. Charles Stross
mean trust-in-god
Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. Charles Stanley
miracle doe saint
Does there exist a single instance of a saint asserting that he himself possessed the gift of miracles? Edward Gibbon
miracle foundation force
No human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle, and make it a just foundation for any such system of religion David Hume
miracle affirmation action
Affirmation plus action equals miracles. Cheryl Richardson
miracle dumb trying
It's in the nature of stock markets to go way down from time to time. There's no system to avoid bad markets. You can't do it unless you try to time the market, which is a seriously dumb thing to do. Conservative investing with steady savings without expecting miracles is the way to go. Charlie Munger
miracle drug armstrong
I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong, Billy Tauzin
miracle way birth
The so-called miracle of birth is nature getting her own way. Camille Paglia
miracle witch
Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch. Catherynne M. Valente
miracle soul theory
Learn your theories as well as you can, but put them aside when you touch the miracle of the living soul Carl Jung
miracle microprocessor
The microprocessor is a miracle. Bill Gates
etc groups shut-up
Cofishes-other fish in a group, coworkers, cohorts, etc. Shut up, it's a word. Christopher Moore
etc needs film
Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc. Anne Rice
etc saudis
The Turks ... the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing? Joe Biden
etch-a-sketch upside-down turns
If I could only turn the etch-a-sketch of my life upside down. Lynda Barry
etc boring cliche
Antiquite . en tout ce qui s'y rapporte: Est poncif, embe" tant! etc. Antiquity. And everything to do with it, cliche d and boring. Gustave Flaubert
etch-a-sketch
This is one doodle that can't be undid homeskillet. Rainn Wilson