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departed found heard joseph man
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. Bible Bible
departed diligence hath loved present thy unto
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: / For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
departed
And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.
departed devil ended
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
departed goes-on oscars
Leo couldnt deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator, but I will go on record to say I will do so in The Departed. Anthony Anderson
departed far itself speak sphere women
The press, many-tongued, surpassed itself in reproaches upon these women who had so far departed from their sphere as to speak in public. Lucy Stone
departed sailing dying
She watched the gap between ship and shore grow to a huge gulf. Perhaps this was a little like dying, the departed no longer visible to the others, yet both still existed, only in different worlds. Susan Wiggs
departed matter would-be
If they [the dead] should speak, it would be found that in matters of opinion no departed person was exactly what he had passed for in life. They would realise, deep down, that they, and whole nations along with them, are not really what they seem to be-and never can be. Mark Twain
departed alive world
As far as history goes I am dead. If there is something beyond I shall have to bounce back. I have found God, but he is insufficient. I am only spiritually dead. Physically I am alive. Morally I am free. The world which I have departed is a menagerie. The dawn is breaking on a new world, a jungle world in which lean spirits roam with sharp claws. If a am a hyena I am a lean and hungry one: I go forth to fatten myself. Henry Miller
matter
To be happy - that's all that matters. Audrey Hepburn
matter time
No matter how busy I am, I find time to read, day and night.
matter single
It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful. Michael Franti
matter structure over-confidence
Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure. Cass Gilbert
matter playoffs seems
Whatever happened in the regular season seems to not matter in the playoffs. Carl Crawford
matter easy-route routes
There's never an easy route to the things that matter. Charles de Lint
matter very-good feels
No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future. Chen Guangcheng
matter world kind
I seem to have secured some place in world of music and that's kind of all that really matters to me. Chantal Kreviazuk
matter no-matter-what criticize
Some will criticize me no matter what I do. Benjamin Netanyahu
would-be overwhelmed numb
That I would be loved even when I numb myself. That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed. That I would be loved even when I was fuming. That I would be good even if I was clingy. Alanis Morissette
would-be investigation faculty
A tainted society has invented psychiatry to defend itself against the investigations of certain superior intellects whose faculties of divination would be troublesome. Antonin Artaud
would-be monkeys months
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even braved the fabled Grotto. After seeing the estate, I understood why anyone would be reluctant to leave. Diablo Cody
would-be attention directors
If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire 'best director' category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.
would-be action amazed
You would be amazed how much action anyone is capable of. L. Ron Hubbard
would-be democrat moderates
I'm considered a new Democrat, which would be considered moderate. Carolyn McCarthy
would-be looks ashamed
Do you not know how bashful friendship is? Friends - comrades - do not look at each other. Friendship would be ashamed... C. S. Lewis
would-be jason patient
So we had psychiatrists and counselors and therapists around the set regularly, especially for those scenes in which Jason would be dealing with a patient to make sure we were doing it all appropriately. Alan Thicke
would-be flattery vain
flattery would be worse than vain; there is no consolation in flattery. Charlotte Bronte