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mean men light
Charles Caleb Colton 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
Charles Caleb Colton None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
Charles Caleb Colton We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Charles Caleb Colton Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean love-is effort
Charles Dickens Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort.
mean land consideration
Charles Sturt 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.
mean trust-in-god
Charles Stanley Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees.
mean grace salvation
Charles Spurgeon Salvation is all grace, which means, free, gratis, for nothing.
gun night thinking
Charles Stross Most people think spies are afraid of guns, or KGB guards, or barbed wire, but in point of fact the most dangerous thing they face is paper. Papers carry secrets. Papers can carry death warrants. Papers like this one, this folio with its blurry eighteen year old faked missile photographs and estimates of time/survivor curves and pervasive psychosis ratios, can give you nightmares, dragging you awake screaming in the middle of the night.
gun virginia cash
Alan Alda I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!
gun facts scent
Al Pacino I've never cared for guns. In fact, when I did 'Scent of a Woman' I had to learn how to assemble one.
gun empty barrels
Aiden Wilson Tozer You can be straight as a gun barrel theologically, and as empty as one spiritually.
gun talking years
Chris Christie I was 32 years old, and I've changed my mind. And the biggest reason that I changed my mind was my seven years as a federal prosecutor. What I learned in those seven years was that we were spending too much time talking about gun laws against law- abiding citizens and not nearly enough time talking about enforcing the gun laws strongly against criminals.
gun lips faces
Chinua Achebe She pouted her lips like a gun in my face.
gun thinking people
Eddie Izzard They say that 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people.' Well I think the gun helps. If you just stood there and yelled BANG, I don't think you'd kill too many people.
gun people monkeys
Eddie Izzard Guns don't kill people, people kill people, and monkeys do too (if they have a gun).
gun rights people
Earl Warren Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
safety ignorant lightning
Charles Caleb Colton They that are loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. It is probable that he who is killed by lightning hears no noise; but the thunder-clap which follows, and which most alarms the ignorant, is the surest proof of their safety.
safety gold saving
Alan Greenspan In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
safety chiefs policy
Bear Grylls I'm probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you've ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
safety people modern-life
Derek Jacobi It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those days, people were living very much on the edge - life was incredibly hard!
safety goes-on poor
Bill O'Reilly Safety nets for the poor and disadvantaged are a must for any compassionate nation, but encouraging folks to go on the dole when not absolutely necessary is disgraceful.
safety
Jared Zabransky When you see a big safety back there, it's more of a threatening presence.
safety aviation substitutes
Chesley Sullenberger There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.
safety my-family
Chen Guangcheng My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.
safety enmity world
William Shakespeare I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world