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philosophy simple different
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer. Carol Leifer
philosophy heart important
All paths lead nowhere, so it is important to choose a path that has heart. Carlos Castaneda
philosophy mistake farewell
Walking and talking are two very great pleasures, but it is a mistake to combine them. Our own noise blots out the sounds and silences of the outdoor world; and talking leads almost inevitably to smoking, and then farewell to nature as far as one of our senses is concerned. The only friend to walk with is one who so exactly shares your taste for each mood of the countryside that a glance, a halt, or at most a nudge, is enough to assure us that the pleasure is shared. C. S. Lewis
philosophy garden vegetables
The principal value of a garden is not understood. It is not to give the possessors vegetables and fruit (that can be better and cheaper done by the market-gardeners), but to teach him patience and philosophy, and the higher virtues - hope deferred, and expectations blighted, leading directly to resignation, and sometimes to alienation. Charles Dudley Warner
philosophy feet heaven
Philosophy is a goddess, whose head indeed is in heaven, but whose feet are upon earth; she attempts more than she accomplishes, and promises more than she performs. Charles Caleb Colton
philosophy humble bully
Philosophy is a bully that talks loud when the danger is at a distant; but, the moment she is pressed hard by an enemy, she is nowhere to be found and leaves the brunt of the battle to be fought by her steady, humble comrade, religion.
philosophy literature three
There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.
philosophy men fleeting
Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting. Charles Stanley
philosophy goal humanity
Although the church accomplishes many tasks, its only message to the world is the gospel of Christ. Everything else we do is merely an extension of that primary goal. The gospel we offer the lost is superior to every worldly philosophy. Never outdated or in need of correction, it is always sufficient to meet humanity's greatest need: reconciliation with the Creator.
ancient ancient-history
I love Paris for its wide boulevards and cafes, and Rome for the ancient history, as seen at the Forum. Alan Titchmarsh
ancient cultural environment explore fact forms hindu immense island possibilities sets simply somewhere spine throws whether
The fact that it is set in a phantasmagorical island somewhere in ancient Sri Lanka throws up immense possibilities to explore this cultural hybrid, whether it's through costumes, sets or simply because of the Hindu environment that forms the spine of the story. Francis Wacziarg
ancient both classical four greek heart learned love modern speak terms took
I would love with all my heart to be able to speak Greek, classical or modern or both. It is a beautiful language, both aurally and in terms of the intricacy of its construction. I took four semesters of Ancient Greek in college, but it's all rusted away now - and I never learned to speak it anyway. Sarah Monette
ancient conditions
If our inconceivably ancient universe even had any beginning, the conditions determining that beginning must even now be engraved in the atomic weights.
ancient artists dissected fascinated greeks human received struggled unclear understand whether
The human eye has long fascinated lovers, artists and physicians. The ancient Greeks dissected eyes, but struggled to understand how they worked, unclear as to whether they received or emanated light. Tim Birkhead
ancient inevitable whatever
There's something ancient and inevitable about this desire to do whatever you can to protect your child. Eula Biss
ancient bringing foot life rest
We usually say of ancient persons, that they have already one foot in the grave, and the rest of their life is nothing else but the bringing of these feet together.
ancient conjecture diana given originally portion rise temple
The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise to the conjecture that it originally constituted a portion of the ancient baths.
ancient fell love monastery surrounded
I remember going to a monastery library when I was very young and being surrounded by ancient books. I fell in love.
modern poet should
How many modern transsexuals are unacknowledged shamans? Perhaps it is to poets they should go for counsel, rather than surgeons. Camille Paglia
modern
I would like to do something modern and possibly funny. Dan Stevens
modern apprentice
The modern technologist is less 'sorcerer' and more 'sorcerer's apprentice'. Barry Commoner
modern-life natural chemicals
Modern life would not be possible if it were not for chemicals, nor would modern natural gas production. Aubrey McClendon
modern tweak
We wanted to do modern Japanese. We wanted to tweak things, to play with ingredients.
modern-life may chiefs
It is a sobering thought that Gomer Pyle and the Beverly Hillbillies may be among our chief interstellar emissaries. Kurt Vonnegut
modern tinker
To be modern is to tinker with the incurable.
modern poetry-is watersheds
The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English. Robert Morgan
modern outside presidency turned
When a presidency has been turned around, particularly the modern presidency, there's often an outside element.