Thomas Sherlock famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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There is not such a mighty difference as some men imagine between the poor and the rich; in pomp, show, and opinion, there is a great deal, but little as to the pleasures and satisfactions of life. They enjoy the same earth and air and heavens; hunger and thirst make the poor man's meat and drink as pleasant and relishing as all the varieties which cover the rich man's table; and the labor of a poor man is more healthful, and many times more pleasant, too, than the ease and softness of the rich.
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There is no dispute managed without passion, and yet there is scarce a dispute worth a passion.
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Sins may be forgiven through repentance, but no act of wit will ever justify them.
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Nothing is truly infamous, but what is wicked; and therefore shame can never disturb an innocent and virtuous mind.
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Those men who destroy a healthful constitution of body by intemperance as manifestly kill themselves as those who hang or poison or drown themselves.
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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.
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In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first. Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill, the fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.
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It's nice that HBO is in business with the audience and not with the advertisers. There's a difference.
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Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.
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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.
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I do believe that I deserve what I have. I don't think I'm entitled to it. That's a big difference.
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