Why should you, for a mere passing pleasure, risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been endowed?
... Mary bit her lip. “She is merely saying hello.” , Tottie agreed. . Her hand glided over his chest and headed down. cocky
I frequently feel I'm being taken advantage of merely because I'm asked to do the work I'm paid to do.
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
I realized that no matter how safe a person or place felt, in our world, safety was merely an illusion.
There must be a stronger foundation than mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstances.
The universe is so well balanced that the mere fact that you have a problem also serves as a sign that there is a solution.
English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world.
Some trees grow straight, while others grow gnarled and twisted. Yet none are imperfect. Perfection is merely a perception.
The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.
We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.
If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house.
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.
Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.
The difference between the word fiend and friend is merely one letter. I could easily be the latter. If you knew me better...
In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew
Enough," he said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." "True - true," I replied;
What we call 'time' isn't chronological but spatial; what we call 'death' is merely a transition between different kinds of matter.
Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world's view of us.
Too much mystery is merely an annoyance. Too much adventure is exhausting. And a little terror goes a long way.
Doubt is unacceptable and should not enter you; it is merely evil trying to divert you and increase the difficulty of your task
