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beautiful stars night
Charles Dickens When she took her opposite place in the carriage corner, the brightness in her face was so charming to behold, that on her exclaiming, "What beautiful stars and what a glorious night!" the Secretary said "Yes," but seemed to prefer to see the night and the stars in the light of her lovely little countenance, to looking out of window.
beautiful struggle years
Charles Dickens I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in their triumphs and defeats, through long years to come, I see the evil of this time and of the previous time of which this is the natural birth, gradually making expiation for itself and wearing out...
beautiful temptation use
Charles Caleb Colton A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself.
beautiful witty jewels
Charles Caleb Colton Wit in women is a jewel, which, unlike all others, borrows lustre from its setting, rather than bestows it; since nothing is so easy as to fancy a very beautiful woman extremely witty.
beautiful hate giving
Charles Dickens How beautiful you are! You are more beautiful in anger than in repose. I don't ask you for your love; give me yourself and your hatred; give me yourself and that pretty rage; give me yourself and that enchanting scorn; it will be enough for me.
beautiful sky done
Charles Dickens And a beautiful world we live in, when it is possible, and when many other such things are possible, and not only possible, but done-- done, see you!-- under that sky there, every day.
beautiful weed feelings
Charles Dickens ... Natural affections and instincts, my dear sir, are the most beautiful of the Almighty's works, but like other beautiful works of His, they must be reared and fostered, or it is as natural that they should be wholly obscured, and that new feelings should usurp their place, as it is that the sweetest productions of the earth, left untended, should be choked with weeds and briers.
beautiful character interesting
Charles Dickens She had gained a reputation for beauty, and (which is often another thing) was beautiful.
wise laughter people
Charles Dickens He was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset
wise words-of-wisdom godmother
Charles Dickens This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?
wise men may
Charles Caleb Colton A wise man may be duped as well as a fool; but the fool publishes the triumph of the deceiver.
wise money thinking
Charles Caleb Colton It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so.
wise light fire
Charles Caleb Colton If martyrdom is now on the decline, it is not because martyrs are less zealous, but because martyr-mongers are more wise. The light of intellect has put out the fire of persecution, as other fires are observed to smoulder before the light of the same.
wise art moments
Charles Caleb Colton The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.
wise heart wine
Charles Caleb Colton Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
wise foolish gravity
Charles Caleb Colton Levity is often less foolish and gravity less wise than each of them appears.
wise men thinking
Charles Caleb Colton He that thinks he is the happiest man, really is so. But he that thinks he is the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.
wisdom heart awareness
Charles Dickens There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
wisdom expectations looks
Charles Dickens Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.
wisdom knowledge literature
Charles Caleb Colton We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
wisdom intelligence literature
Charles Caleb Colton Mystery is not profoundness.
wisdom next profit
Charles Caleb Colton The next thing to having wisdom ourselves, is to profit by that of others.
wisdom believe errors
Charles Caleb Colton Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error.
wisdom perfection
Charles Caleb Colton Perfection doesn't exist... only good attempts.
wisdom character
Charles Caleb Colton The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody's watching.
wisdom ifs
Charles Caleb Colton What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?