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mother tombstone father
As I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for their days were long before the days of photographs), my first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones. The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair. From the character and turn of the inscription, "Also Georgiana Wife of the Above", I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. Charles Dickens
mother children pride
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues - faith and hope.
mother determination father
what I want you to be - I don't mean physically but morally: you are very well physically - is a firm fellow, a fine firm fellow, with a will of your own, with resolution. with determination. with strength of character that is not to be influenced except on good reason by anybody, or by anything. That's what I want you to be. That's what your father, & your mother might both have been
mother children heart
The two stand in the fast-thinning throng of victims, but they speak as if they were alone. Eye to eye, voice to voice, hand to hand, heart to heart, these two children of the Universal Mother, else so wide apart and differing, have come together on the dark highway, to repair home together and to rest in her bosom.
mother sweet pain
Let the tears which fell, and the broken words which were exchanged in the long close embrace between the orphans, be sacred. A father, sister, and mother, were gained, and lost, in that one moment. Joy and grief were mingled in the cup; but there were no bitter tears: for even grief arose so softened, and clothed in such sweet and tender recollections, that it became a solemn pleasure, and lost all character of pain.
mother nature garden
The evening wind made such a disturbance just now, among some tall old elm-trees at the bottom of the garden, that neither my mother nor Miss Betsey could forbear glancing that way. As the elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets, and after a few seconds of such repose, fell into a violent flurry, tossing their wild arms about, as if their late confidences were really too wicked for their peace of mind...
mother butterfly garden
Now I am in the garden at the back . . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it, with a high fence, and a gate . . . where the fruit clusters on the trees, riper and richer than fruit has ever been since, in any other garden, and where my mother gathers some in a basket while I stand by, bolting furtive gooseberries, and trying to look unnerved.
mother abode wells
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going. . . . My mother is likewise a very 'umble person. We live in a 'umble abode.
mother errors reform
If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers. Charles Simmons
clever eye men
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say. Charles Caleb Colton
clever men worst
The worst sort of clever men are those who know better than the Bible. Charles Spurgeon
clever liars giving
...and wondering where he had read that clever liars give details, but that the cleverest do not. Edith Wharton
clever yesterday today
You can't undo yesterday, you can work on today, tomorrow, you will wonder how you screwed up 2 days in a row Eddie Long
clever feet careers
Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground. Eddie Marsan
clever army emotional
The great help of being in the Army is to understand why are the armies clever in what they describe as emotional intelligence, making soldiers come to terms with the death of comrades by certain rituals. Antony Beevor
clever garments
Twas a clever quibble. Here, a garment for it. William Shakespeare
clever people world
The world is full of people who are very clever at seeming much smarter than they really are. Kurt Vonnegut
clever smart lying
For the task assigned them Men aren't smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie. Bertolt Brecht
believe soul done
Nothing that we do, is done in vain. I believe, with all my soul, that we shall see triumph.
believe might impossible
This might seem impossible to believe, but some lawyers actually like lawyering. Charles Soule
believe years climate
The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject. Charles Sturt
believe goal achieve
Believing you can achieve a goal is vital to reaching a goal. Charles Stanley
believe men christianity
I would rather believe a limited atonement that is efficacious for all men for whom it was intended, than a universal atonement that is not efficacious for anybody, except the will of men be added to it.
believe criticism half
Believe only half of the praise and half of the criticism.
believe christ said
Faith is believing that Christ is what he is said to be, and that he will do what he has promised to do, and then to expect this of him.
believe men mad
I met another man who considered himself perfect, but he was thoroughly mad; and I do not believe that any of the pretenders to perfection are better than good maniacs... for while a man has got a spark of reason left in him, he cannot, unless he is the most impudent of impostors, talk about being perfect.
believe atonement wide
I do not believe in an atonement which is admirably wide, but fatally ineffectual.