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book knowledge men
Charles Caleb Colton 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.
book reading writing
Charles Caleb Colton 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
Charles Caleb Colton 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
Charles Caleb Colton It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb.
book names want
Charles Caleb Colton 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
Charles Caleb Colton 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
Charles Caleb Colton Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
book reading fire
Charles Dickens 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!
heart soul tears
Charles Dickens But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof.
heart lips my-heart
Charles Dickens I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart
heart faithful world
Charles Dickens He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart.
heart stronger tears
Charles Dickens Love her, love her, love her! If she favours you, love her. If she wounds you, love her. If she tears your heart to pieces – and as it gets older and stronger, it will tear deeper – love her, love her, love her!
heart envy people
Charles Caleb Colton Envy ought to have no place allowed it in the hearts of people; for the goods of this present world are so vile and low that they are beneath it; and those of the future world are so vast and exalted that they are above it.
heart neutrality may
Charles Caleb Colton Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may deem it prudent to appear so in our actions
heart giving people
Charles Caleb Colton Nothing is more durable than the dynasty of Doubt; for he reigns in the hearts of all his people, but gives satisfaction to none of them, and yet he is the only despot who can never die, while any of his subjects live.
heart love-is self
Charles Caleb Colton We strive as hard to hide our hearts from ourselves as from others, and always with more success; for in deciding upon our own case we are both judge, jury, and executioner, and where sophistry cannot overcome the first, or flattery the second, self-love is always ready to defeat the sentence by bribing the third.
heart wind criticism
Charles Caleb Colton Criticism is like champagne, nothing more execrable if bad, nothing more excellent if good; if meagre, muddy, vapid and sour, both are fit only to engender colic and wind; but if rich, generous and sparkling, they communicate a genial glow to the spirits, improve the taste, and expand the heart.
body damp
Charles Dickens A demd, damp, moist, unpleasant body!
body culture clock
Alan Watts A less 'brainy-culture' would learn to synchronise its body rhythms rather than its clocks.
body pieces granted
Akshay Kumar The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I've smashed every inch of myself to pieces.
body
Chris Cooper I'm thrilled with my body of work.
body demand pay
Chogyam Trungpa Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives.
body brazil ass
Arnold Schwarzenegger After watching mulattas shake it, I can totally understand why Brazil is devoted to my favorite body part, the ass.
body brand combined create emotional fragile life observe perceptive streak strong traits
Madhur Bhandarkar I am an emotional and fragile person. I observe life, I am perceptive and can read a person's body language. I have a strong journalistic streak in me, and had I not been a filmmaker, I would have become a film journalist. I have combined my perceptive and journalistic traits to create my own brand of cinema.
body league players schools student three
Dave Bradley We're in a league with schools who have three times the student body to get players from.
body greek-poet sharp sword words
Menander The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.