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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, ...

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about prudence

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full...

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

Quote by James Joyce about glory, age, olderness, world

When you study for easy tests is when you fail miserably, ...

When you study for easy tests is when you fail miserably, but when you don't study for the hard ones, it's when you pass with 100%.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, tests, contentment

When walking to a bus stop, if you'll look back to see if the bus is coming, it won't, if you won't look back, the bus will pass you just as you'll reach the bus stop.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment

I cannot force the Legislature, in particular the state...

I cannot force the Legislature, in particular the state Assembly, to pass the budget.

Quote by George Pataki about politics, force, police, state

Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but...

Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.

Quote by Walter Pater about art, quality, magic, nothing, contentment

For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing...

For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake.

Quote by Walter Pater about art, quality, magic, nothing, contentment

How shall we pass most swiftly from point to point, and be present always at the focus where the greatest number of vital forces unite in their purest energy. To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in...

Quote by Walter Pater about concentration, force, present, numbers, success, life

Philosophical theories or ideas, as points of view, ...

Philosophical theories or ideas, as points of view, instruments of criticism, may help us to gather up what might otherwise pass unregarded by us.

Quote by Walter Pater about idea, criticism, help

If we as a society are willing to have a preference for...

If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.

Quote by Robert Patterson about society, food

Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva, why, the answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.

Quote by Ivan Pavlov about concentration, food

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck....

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier.

Quote by James Cash Penney about reliability, customers

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey about books, age, olderness, world

No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine that they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.

Quote by Franz Schubert about people, sadness, joy, reality

Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.

Quote by Christian Dior about woman

One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion...

One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.

Quote by Benvenuto Cellini about opinion

Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how we spend it.

Quote by Michael Ende about time, measure, eternity

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no...

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Quote by Mary Ann Evans about animals

October The Earth is dreaming people and moans snow dogs are barking in our hearts as if the moon... Go your way blue sorrow blue pain these hours are hunchbacked by so many prayers the Earth is dreaming golden big fruits one...

Quote by Stela Vinitchi Radulescu about poetry, moon, earth, solitude, sadness, voice, pain, fall, word, hope

How many truths pass wrecking through the Illusion of...

How many truths pass wrecking through the Illusion of Life, but none of them is an absolute truth therefore the real truth!

Quote by Sorin Cerin about truth, absolute, wisdom, real estate, life

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