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book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book easy easy-to-get
It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb.
book names want
If a book really wants the patronage of a great name, it is a bad book; and if it be a good book, it wants it not.
book writing mirrors
That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would be in praise of virtue, because the good would purchase it for use, and the bad for ostentation.
book healing good-friend
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
book reading fire
It can't be supposed," said Joe. "Tho' I'm oncommon fond of reading, too." Are you, Joe?" Oncommon. Give me," said Joe, "a good book, or a good newspaper, and sit me down afore a good fire, and I ask no better. Lord!" he continued, after rubbing his knees a little, "when you do come to a J and a O, and says you, 'Here, at last, is a J-O, Joe,' how interesting reading is!
nine thank wonderful
We want to thank all of you for nine wonderful years. Phil Rosenthal
ninety cents five
Ninety-five per cent of my time is virtually wasted. Antony Garrett Lisi
ninety-nine answers want
Ask who wants to live to be a hundred, and the answer is the person who is ninety-nine. Betty Comden
nine
It's just a finger. It's not a hamstring or a knee. It's just a finger. I've got nine more. Marcus Giles
nine strictly ten
'Drake and Josh' was strictly nine to five. We'd go in and know what we were doing, and 'Superhero Movie' was just nuttiness every day because there's a joke every ten seconds. Drake Bell
nine short
I've always said that for a short series, because of Randy, we become more problematic for other teams. But at the same time, you've got to go out and play nine innings. Alex Rodriguez
nine time
After nine years I think it's time to give someone else the chance. Mark Eaton
nine time
I've been here for nine years. Nine years is a long time in one place.
nine pack teams tight
You shouldn't need a carrot. There are eight, nine teams right now that are in a tight pack and we're right up there with them. Alain Vigneault
nonsense remains
Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God. C. S. Lewis
nonsense choke
I tried to swallow his nonsense without choking. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
nonsense
Everything in life in nonsense. it's just a question of persepctive
nonsense charm
As charms are nonsense, nonsense is a charm. Benjamin Franklin
nonsense
PROOF-READER, n. A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.
nonsense
Confidence in nonsense is required. Burt Rutan
nonsense said ender
Nonsense," said Graff. "Ender always has plans within plans. Orson Scott Card
nonsense seems
Nonsense, seems to sum up everything. Albert Einstein
nonsense preacher make-sense
If you're a preacher, you talk for a living, so even if you don't make sense, you learn to make nonsense eloquently. Andrew Young