(1276 quotes found)
“We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded.”
Charles Kingsley
“A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventful - then, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most books, indeed, are records less Of fulness than of emptiness.”
William Allingham
“Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.”
Harold Macmillan
“Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed”
Coleman Cox
“A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.”
Roy Blount Jr.
“Then trust me there's nothing like drinking, So pleasant on this side of the grave: It keeps the unhappy from thinking, And makes e'en the valiant more brave”
Charles Dibdin
“My professional persona never loosens its grip, keeping an eye on me at all times.”
Agnetha Faltskog
“In keeping his heading by the stars, a pilot must remember that they move”
Charles Lindberg
“Mmm... I do keep a journal that keeps me in touch with myself, and I'm always writing down thoughts and ideas, which then I turn into song lyrics and things like that. But also, my priest gave me this cross from back home, which I keep under my pillow sometimes. I'm afraid of the dark, so... it's just as a little bit of protection.”
Christina Aguilera
“Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd”
William Penn
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