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distance honor observe people rules
There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance Victor Hugo
distance space focus
It is the invariable lesson to humanity that distance in time, and in space as well, lends focus. It is not recorded, incidentally, that the lesson has ever been permanently learned. Isaac Asimov
distance successful years
It's hard to measure success when we're dealing with between 500 and 5,000 years of patriarchy depending on which continent we sit, so I would say feminism has been successful and we have a huge distance to go, huge. Gloria Steinem
distance few figured five problems ride seven took
I figured there would be five to seven ride clear. We put a few distance problems in, but we also made it very delicate, so it took a lot of riding. Robert Ellis
distance organization israel
We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization. Yitzhak Shamir
distance easy
It's easy to demonize from a distance. Rick Warren
distance heart bravery
Without good humour, learning and bravery can only confer that superiority which swells the heart of the lion in the desert, where he roars without reply, and ravages without resistance. Without good humour virtue may awe by its dignity and amaze by its brightness, but must always be viewed at a distance, and will scarcely gain a friend or attract an imitator. Samuel Johnson
distance book passion
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences, are avoided. An authour cannot obtrude his advice unasked, nor can be often suspected of any malignant intention to insult his readers with his knowledge or his wit. Yet so prevalent is the habit of comparing ourselves with others, while they remain within the reach of our passions, that books are seldom read with complete impartiality, but by those from whom the writer is placed at such a distance that his life or death is indifferent. Samuel Johnson
distance believe ambition
Actually, ambition won't get you that far. You'll shift gears. You'll see something that's shinier. But if you believe... then you're the long-distance runner. Sam Abell
passion giving world
I'm very passionate about charity... Performing is my passion. But it's not gonna change the world. That's why I give back. Demi Lovato
passion human-nature reason
Irrational passions would seem to be as much a part of human nature as is reason. Aristotle
passion different projects
The projects I'm working on are all diverse, but each represents a different passion for me. I'm constantly looking to stretch myself. Angie Martinez
passion men creation-of-man
We have seen when the earth had to be prepared for the habitation of man, a veil, as it were, of intermediate being was spread between him and its darkness, in which were joined in a subdued measure, the stability and insensibility of the earth, and the passion and perishing of mankind. John Ruskin
passion pride occasional
All other passions do occasional good; but when pride puts in its word everything goes wrong. John Ruskin
passion sacrifice men
Superstition, in all times and among all nations, is the fear of a spirit whose passions are those of a man, whose acts are the acts of a man; who is present in some places, not in others; who makes no places holy and not others; who is kind to one person, unkind to another; who is pleased or angry according to the degree of attention you pay him, or praise you refuse to him; who is hostile generally to human pleasure, but may be bribed by sacrifice of a part of that pleasure into permitting the rest. This, whatever form of faith it colors, is the essence of superstition. John Ruskin
passion skills experience
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation. John Ruskin
passion our-world our-generation
If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant fear of feeling irrelevant in our society has been the catalyst behind all my efforts and passions for as long as I can remember. Masiela Lusha
passion secret-love culture
Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it. Mason Cooley
light levis life-is
You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. and the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. your life is your life. know it while you have it. Charles Bukowski
light shadow fading
Fading light buttered the ridges until shadows licked them clean and they were lost to nightfall. Daniel Woodrell
light people silence
If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent If the unheard, unspoken Word is unspoken, unheard; Still is the spoken word, the Word unheard, The Word without a word, the Word within The world and for the world; And the light shone in the darkness and Against the Word the unstilled world still whirled About the center of the silent Word. Oh my people, what have I done unto thee. Where shall the word be found, where shall the word Resound? Not here, there is not enough silence T. S. Eliot
light speech steps
Say it again,” he says. “That whole drawn-out speech?” I remember something about a solar system, but I’m too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. “No. The part about you fallin’ for me. Simone Elkeles
light long half
It's better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light, Roland Gift
light silence blossoming
Inner silence is not just the absence of thoughts. No! Silence is the blossoming of our indomitable inner will. Silence is our inner wisdom-light. Sri Chinmoy
light soul path
But few are those who tread the sunlit path; Only the pure in soul can walk in light. Sri Aurobindo
light body consciousness
One can see light above the head; that indicates a consciousness outside the body. But that itself is not the Truth-Consciousness or Vijnana. But much light descending from there illumines this consciousness. Sri Aurobindo
light veils may
There is a veil between the Supermind above and the lower Prakriti below - the veil of ingrained formations. This veil may completely withdraw or be partially withdrawn. Thus even if there is some little opening, with the contact of Light from above the lower nature will get slowly changed. Sri Aurobindo