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past bores-you dragons
Charles Dickens The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.
past influence vain
Charles Dickens It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.
past political reform
Charles Caleb Colton Reform is a good replete with paradox; it is a cathartic which our political quacks, like our medical, recommend to others, but will not take themselves; it is admired by all who cannot effect it, and abused by all who can; it is thought pregnant with danger, for all time that is present, but would have been extremely profitable for that which is past, and will be highly salutary for that which is to come.
past men miracle
Charles Caleb Colton There are truths which some men despise because they have not examined, and which they will not examine because they despise. There is one signal instance on record where this kind of prejudice was overcome by a miracle; but the age of miracles is past, while that of prejudice remains.
past water people
Charles Dickens "People can't die, along the coast," said Mr. Peggotty, "except when the tide's pretty nigh out. They can't be born, unless it's pretty nigh in - not properly born, till flood. He's a going out with the tide. It's ebb at half-arter three, slack water half an hour. If he lives till it turns, he'll hold his own till past the flood, and go out with the next tide."
past self years
Charles Studd Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears; Each with its clays I must fulfill. living for self or in His will; Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what s done for Christ will last.
past done lasts
Charles Studd Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.
past years tvs
Charles Stross My favourite movie is: "Dr Strangelove". (I haven't seen any films released in the past 2-5 years, I'm afraid: I don't do TV/cinema).
scrooge population christmas-carol
Charles Dickens If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.
scrooge charity mercy
Charles Dickens Mankind was my business... charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.
three four finished
Alain Prost In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
three balls easy
Chris Copeland The three-ball is an easy shot if you're uncontested, but when they know you can shoot, it's a lot harder to get off.
three
Bill Wright The other three have really made strides. They're consistently getting better.
three
Steve Alford We've already got three up on the board.
three moments hours
William Shakespeare Preferred three hours quicker over one moment late.
three cinema use
Agnes Varda When I started my first film, there were three women directors in France. Their films were OK, but I was different. It's like when you start to jump and you put the pole very high - you have to jump very high. I thought, I have to use cinema as a language.
three essentials action
Chiang Kai-shek There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.
three purpose salvation
Charles Henry Parkhurst Purpose, and to be thoroughly wedded to that purpose, is three quarters of salvation.
three elements recognition
Bill Maher Recognition is one of the three big elements of comedy.