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two debt possession
Charles Caleb Colton There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts.
two firsts quarrels
Charles Caleb Colton Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than things; and, secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ is worth contending about.
two iron gold
Charles Caleb Colton There are two metals, one of which is omnipotent in the cabinet, and the other in the camp--gold and iron. He that knows how to apply them both may indeed attain the highest station.
two together mistress
Charles Caleb Colton If often happens too, both in courts and in cabinets, that there are two things going on together,--a main plot and an under-plot; and he that understands only one of them will, in all probability, be the dupe of both. A mistress may rule a monarch, but some obscure favorite may rule the mistress.
two may acquaintance
Charles Caleb Colton Make the most of the day, by determining to spend it on two sorts of acquaintances only--those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something may be learned.
two people way
Charles Caleb Colton There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
two literature may
Charles Caleb Colton The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.
two small-changes society
Charles Dickens That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society.
firsts sun start-the-day
Charles Dickens The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.
firsts profession
Charles Caleb Colton A coxcomb begins by determining that his own profession is the first; and he finishes by deciding that he is the first of profession.
firsts three novel
Charles Stross I began my first novel when I was 15. It went through three drafts, of around 40,000 words each. If I find it, I'll burn it.
firsts christ salvation
Charles Spurgeon The first thing in faith is knowledge. What we know we must also agree unto. What we agree unto we must rest upon alone for salvation. It will not save me to know that Christ is a Saviour; but it will save me to trust Him to be my Saviour.
firsts done christ
Charles Spurgeon Let each one of us, if we have done nothing for Christ, begin to do something now. The distribution of tracts is the first thing.
firsts language consciousness
Alan Moore Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious.
firsts chaos authority
Alan Moore Authority, when first detecting chaos at its heels, will entertain the vilest schemes to save its orderly facade.
firsts film made
Al Pacino I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
firsts shy language
Al Pacino My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
quarrels providence ends
John Milton I must not quarrel with the will Of highest dispensation, which herein, Haply had ends above my reach to know.
quarrels unfortunate
Luc de Clapiers We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
quarrels turns
Mahatma Gandhi God turns His back on those who quarrel among themselves.