All to often we waste time rebuking spirits in our lives confusing them with character flaws, and then wonder why we still deal with these issues of pride, vanity,ego and plain negative attitudes; Also as we seem to notice these flaws in others, chan...
Purge me from every sinful blot; My idols all be cast aside: Cleanse me from every evil thought, From all the filth of self and pride. The hatred of the carnal mind Out of my flesh at once remove: Give me a tender heart, resigned, And pure, and full ...
1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of No...
Orwell clung with a kind of wry, grim pride to the old ways of the last class that had ruled the old order. He must sometimes have wondered how it came about that he should be praising sportsmanship and gentlemanliness and dutifulness and physical co...
Is it not He whose immortal hand... has written there the death sentence of tyrants? He did not create kings to devour the human race. He did not create priests to harness us, like vile animals, to the chariots of kings and to give to the world examp...
The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration. Real life is response to the best within us. To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, money-making, and not to goodness a...
Our professional competence and pride should rest not alone in our possession of knowledge but as well in our ability to communicate it. Of course we shall carry on our research, and of course we shall applaud the colleague who 'produces,' but we sha...
I didn't want him to be the one I avoided because he'd hurt me. If I was just his friend, then I would still be blessed. If that meant swallowing my pride and being his shoulder when he got hurt, or being the one he ranted at when he was angry; I was...
Mr. Bennet: I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you... but it apppears I am overruled. So, I heartily give my consent. Elizabeth Bennet: [kissing and hugging him] Thank you. Mr. Bennet: I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less ...
Mr. Bennet: [upon finding a very upset Mary] Mary, my dear Mary. [hugs her] Mr. Bennet: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Mary Bennet: [sobbing] I've been practicing all week. Mr. Bennet: I know, my dear. Mary Bennet: [sobbing] I hate balls!
Mr. Darcy: Mr. Gardiner, are you fond of fishing? Mr. Gardiner: Oh, very much. Mr. Darcy: Can I persuade you to accompany me down to the lake this afternoon? It's very well-stocked, and its inhabitants have been left in peace for far too long. Mr. Ga...
We should be proud of our country when we have done something to be proud of, when we have lived up to our own standards. But the flip side of genuine pride is being able to recognize when we have fallen short, and to hold ourselves to account.
His ability to evoke Celtic pride was incredible. He would always talk about how all the old players called him up after an embarrasing performance and wanted to disassociate themselves from the Celtics. They wanted to mail in their championship ring...
His ability to eoke Celtic pride was incredible. He would always talk about how all the old players called him up after an embarrasing performance and wanted to disassociate themselves from the Celtics. They wanted to mail in their championship rings...
It's a good day to do great things!
What gets measured gets improved.
As the days went by, my frustration festered like an outhouse during a Jamaican summer.
That most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man".
Compass rules direction; Decision rules life!
Rasa syukurku atas segala petunjuk-Mu, menjadikanku semakin meyakini keberadaan-Mu dan semakin menyayangi-Mu
Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things.
