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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
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
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
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. Charles Sturt
mean plot use
Personally, I avoid deus ex machina like the plague - if you have to use one, it means you failed to set up the universe and the plot properly. It's like a whodunnit where there's no actual way for the reader to identify the perpetrator before the climactic reveal: there's no sense of closure for the reader. Charles Stross
mean trust-in-god
Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. Charles Stanley
expectations people words-of-wisdom
So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.
expectations being-the-best lows
If your expectations aren't to be the best, then... you know, nobody rises to low expectations. Chip Kelly
expectations boredom inspire
One of the deep fundamentals of poetry is the recurrence of sounds, syllables, words, phrases, lines, and stanzas. Repetition can be one of the most intoxicating features of poetry. It creates expectations, which can be fulfilled or frustrated. It can create a sense of boredom and complacency, but it can also incite enchantment and inspire bliss. Edward Hirsch
expectations understanding may
Habit may lead us to belief and expectation but not to the knowledge, and still less to the understanding, of lawful relations. David Hume
expectations recipes disaster
You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster. Bear Grylls
expectations house tools
For we have built into all of us, old blueprints of expectation and response, old structures of oppression and these must be altered at the same time that we alter the living condition which are the result of those structures. For the master's tool will never dismantle the master's house. Audre Lorde
expectations assuming granted
Nothing is more senseless than to base so many expectations on the state, that is, to assume the existence of collective wisdom and foresight after taking for granted the existence of individual imbecility and improvidence. Frederic Bastiat
expectations people trying
Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on. Derek Jacobi
expectations i-can do-the-best
I know there are a lot of expectations of me, and I will do the best I can. Carlos Beltran
pants covered
I almost shat my pants. Literally, the floor was almost covered in my shat. Chris Colfer
pants comedy colour
They tend to come out a colour called 'Pants left in wash' Eddie Izzard
pants cards crew
Drivers are pretty well set, but crew chiefs, they change their business cards like they change their pants. Chad Knaus
pants short-pants auras
I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself. Aidan Quinn
pants
They put their pants on the same way we do. Scott Cherry
pants collateral
They asked me for some collateral and I pulled down my pants. Bob Dylan
pants belts
Belts are only good for holding up your pants Bruce Lee
pants firsts
So I lived alone. The first thing I did was take off my pants. Naturally. Edward Abbey
pants shells
We went out in shells today. What are you doing with your pants on? Ronnie Brown