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reflection men imperfection
It seems certain, that though a man, in a flush of humour, after intense reflection on the many contradictions and imperfections of human reason, may entirely renounce all belief and opinion, it is impossible for him to persevere in this total scepticism, or make it appear in his conduct for a few hours. David Hume
reflection littles rooms
Eloquence, when in its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection.
reflection understanding desire
Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding.
reflection two shooting
Influences come from everywhere but when you are actually shooting you work primarily by instinct. But what is instinct? It is a lifetime accumulation of influence: experience, knowledge, seeing and hearing. There is little time for reflection in taking a photograph. All your experiences come to a peak and you work on two levels: conscious and unconscious. Arnold Newman
reflection looks looking-good
Good looks are not something you earn. But as you get older, how you look is a reflection of the life youve led. Diana Quick
reflection earthquakes ideas
A bad earthquake at once destroys the oldest associations: the world, the very emblem of all that is solid, has moved beneath our feet like a crust over a fluid; one second of time has conveyed to the mind a strange idea of insecurity, which hours of reflection would never have created. Charles Darwin
reflection thinking imagination
Our imagination so magnifies this present existence, by the power of continual reflection on it, and so attenuates eternity, by not thinking of it at all, that we reduce an eternity to nothingness, and expand a mere nothing to an eternity; and this habit is so inveterately rooted in us that all the force of reason cannot induce us to lay it aside. Blaise Pascal
reflection law moral
The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections. Alexis de Tocqueville
reflection desire conversation
She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions. Jane Austen
examination worthless
A happiness that won't stand up to examination is less than worthless. Drea De Matteo
examination fiction freak
The fiction writer has to engage in a continual examination of conscience. He has to be aware of the freak in himself. Flannery O'Connor
examination ability
Ability is not always gauged by examination. Indira Gandhi
examination individual life-altering
In a sense, Out of Oz is an examination of how individuals keep going, keep reinventing themselves and their lives, even after life-altering complications have afflicted them. Gregory Maguire
examination experiments died
To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of. Ronald Fisher
examination fraud dread
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it. Samuel Johnson
examination dignity instinct
If we did not bring to the examinations of our instincts a knowledge of their comparative dignity we could never learn it from them. C. S. Lewis
examination doe originality
Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought. Edward Carpenter
evening lots snow
Lots of snow there this evening and tomorrow. Ian Morrison
evening wonder
This is an evening of wonders, indeed!
evening forward holiday opponents positive since steps taken took tough
We've taken some positive steps forward since Holiday break, but this evening we took some steps backwards. Our opponents were tough and they took it to us.
evening force hard
The evening is really hard for me. I have to force myself not to eat. Carnie Wilson
evening grandpa head laugh laughing picked
We used to laugh at Grandpa when he'd head off and go fishing. But we wouldn't be laughing that evening when he'd come back with some whore he picked up in town.
evening match settle
My first match was very fast, so I was able to settle myself down afterward. But, the evening match was difficult. Guillermo Coria
evening match settle
My first match was very fast, so I was able to settle myself down afterward, ... But, the evening match was difficult.
evening gown lace late mild restraint since
Mild restraint will go a long way with lace. No one has done a floor-length lace evening gown since the late '70s.
evening fast green hill mine shine sun violet
Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down, Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With here and there a violet bestrewn, Fast by a brook or fountain's murmuring wave; And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave!