A Quotes
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“A dominant dog can get another dog to move out of its way just by the energy it projects. You can tell a lot about a dog's position in the pack by how they hold themselves around other dogs. When reading a dog's body language, you can't do it intellectually. You can only do it by using your instincts.”
“A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.”
“A dominant race did not lie, because it had the whip.”
“A dominant religion is never ascetic.”
“A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy”
“A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, made it the Olympic Games ideal adopted at the Antwerp Games in 1920. I never mentioned winning to my players. I mentioned constantly that all I wanted them to do was the best they could. If they're good enough, the score will be to their liking; if they're not, it won't be but that's nothing to hang their head about. Sometimes the other fellow is just better than you are.”
“A Dominie in Gray--
Put gently up the evening Bars--
And led the flock away”
Source: Dickinson
“A don Quijote le movía su buen corazón y su tristeza, sus ansias de no morir y de llevar esta vida allá donde partiera después de la muerte, así como traer algo de eternidad y de alegría a este mundo nuestro, tan triste, tan pequeño, tan breve.”
Source: Al morir Don Quijote
“A donation to the police officer's back pocket should have you on your way without a problem.”
Source: Mule
“A donkey appears to me like a horse translated into Dutch.”
“A Donkey having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, “The dew.” The Donkey resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.”
“A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate
Love's nature only love can demonstrate”
Source: The Masnavi of Rumi, Book One: A New English Translation with Explanatory Notes
“A door can either free you or imprison you. Every single thing is like a door. For some people even sex became door of liberation and for some even holy books became door of imprisonment.”
“A door held ajar. Acts of kindness ripple far. The blissful joy in a young child’s face, it takes us to a happy place. The warmth we feel from a smile aglow, a gift we reap as well as sow. Rhythmic waves caressing the shore, soothing us to our very core. A beautiful sunset painting the sky, engulfing us in a natural high. It’s in appreciation for moments like this, we experience the meaning of bliss.”
“A door is not just an entry—it’s the first impression of a space and the statement of your style.”
“A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.”
“A door jumps out from shadows, then jumps away. This is what I've come to find: the back door, unlatched. Tooled by insular wind, it slams and slams without meaning to and without meaning.”
Source: The city in which I love you: poems
“A door may close, but it is not the end of the world. A closed door is better than an open door that keeps you stagnant. It may be hard to accept, but when you look back, you will realize it was for the best.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“A door may close no matter how much you yearn for it to stay open. Do not cry or fret. There is a reason why things happen the way they happen, even if you do not see it yet.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“A door of possibilities can open quickly if you open your heart to the Lord God Almighty.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“A door once opened may be stepped through in either direction.”
“A door opened for you by God’s hand is too big for any man to slam in your face.”
Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration
“A door opened for you by God’s hand, is too big for any man to slam on your face.”
Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration
“A door opens to me. I go in and am faced with a hundred closed doors.”
“A doorway is a passage, not a place of residence.”
“A dor, afinal, é uma janela por onde amorte nos espreita.”
“A dor do amor é a pérola do amor.”
Source: Monge Cientista
“A dor dos que ficam é a forma mais intensa e mais verdadeira de perpetuar uma vida. É claro que sempre lembraremos Shakespeare ou Mozart, mas a dor, a dor dos que ficam, é uma centelha da vida dos que foram, e é uma magia muito mais poderosa que a poesia ou a música.”
“A dor ensina, sempre.”
“A dor faz-nos cruéis, A dor muito prolongada faz-nos cruéis e indiferentes à crueldade, o que é ainda pior.”
Source: O Planalto e a Estepe
“A dor no estômago falou mais alto e sob seu cântico retumbante meu corpo se ergueu membro a membro, todos içados pelo aperto da fome.”
Source: Asfixia
“A dor pinça à memória a razão da dor.”
Source: Asfixia
“A Dor - tem um elemento de Vazio -
Não se recorda
De quando começou - ou se houve
Um tempo em que não existiu -
Não tem futuro - para lá de si própria -
O seu Infinito contém
O seu Passado - iluminado para aperceber
Novas estações - de Dor.”
“A dor é inevitável. Sofrer é opcional.”
Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“A dor é necessária quando te ajuda a apreciar a felicidade.”
Source: Chamas
“A dor é real, mas não é o fim, Porque em meu coração, você sempre viverá.”
Source: O Segredo do Codex Luminis
“A dor é uma estrada: vocês anda por ela, no diante da sua lonjura, para chegar a um outro lado. E esse lado é uma parte de nós que não ocnhecemos. Eu, por exemplo, já viajei muito dentro de mim...”
Source: Estórias Abensonhadas
“A dormitory was a hopeless idea. Whoever thought of encasing two hundred girls in a concrete box?”
Source: The Nix
“A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.”
“A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.”
“A Dostoeivski le interesaba la psicología; sacó a la luz la parte criminal que hay en el hombre. A Brecht le interesa la política; saca a la luz la parte criminal que hay en el negocio.”
Source: La tarea del crítico
“A dot of your life you can transform into the comma.”
“A doua aserţiune a lui Tsurayuki este că poezia avea rol de intermediar în intrigile amoroase. Poate că aceasta n-are nevoie de prea multe explicaţii, obişnuiţi cum sintem cu poezia de dragoste din diferite limbi europene, însă pînă nu citim unul din romanele japoneze de curte, cum ar fi Povestea lui Genji, scrisă în jurul anului 1000 e.n., nu sîntem pregătiţi să înţelegem în ce măsură putea să servească acestui scop poezia. Conversaţiile iubiţilor erau susţinute în întregime în poeme, iar o aluzie poetică strecurată cu măiestrie putea să cîştige inima unui bărbat tot aşa cum ar fi făcut-o întrezărirea fugară a chipului iubitei. Există un întreg repertoriu al poeziei japoneze de dragoste, cor.stînd în mărturisiri ale pasiunii, cîntece de despărţire, jeluiri prilejuite de infidelitate etc. Importanţa poeziei ca mijlocitor în iubire decurge din acele — aproape stranii pentru noi — relaţii curteneşti ale aristocraţiei japoneze din secolele IX, X şi XI, cînd s-au formulat tehnicile poeziei respective. Deoarece doamnele nu puteau fi văzute de nici un bărbat cu excepţia soţilor legitimi, conversaţiile dintre iubiţi, cel puţin în faza iniţială, se purtau printr-un paravan care ascundea femeia.”
Source: Japanese Literature: An Introduction for Western Readers
“A doua zi, când pregătirile erau în toi pentru trecerea Nistrului, cercetașii Regimentului 91Infanterie, trecură pe lângă o cruce de pe marginea drumului pe care cineva scrijelise Ostaș Necunoscut. În timp ce unii își făceau cruce, alții spuneau un Dumnezeu să-l ierte! sau un Dumnezeu să-l odihnească!
Dar pentru majoritatea dintre ei cuvintele bătrânului preot le reveniră atunci în minte: Astea, sunt ale noastre sfinte cruci, ce răsar din trupurile eroilor noștri și sunt udate cu sângele lor și cu lacrimile celor care i-au cunoscut și iubit.”
Source: Ale Noastre Sfinte Cruci
“A double-edged sword was more useful than no weapon at all.”
Source: The Master Magician
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Are you unstable about your relationship to Christ?”
“A double shot of Laphroaig twenty-five-year-old, neat, please. And ask the bartender for a small shot glass of spring water, non-sparkling,” Gabriel instructed without making eye contact with the waitress.
The waitress left, and Rachel began to laugh. “Big brother, only you could make ordering a drink sound pretentious.”
-Rachel to Gabriel”
Source: Gabriel's Inferno
“A double whammy of African proverbs: They are not trying to win arguments of right or wrong. They are trying to understand each other. That’s different.”
“A double-edged sword One side destroys One releases I am your Gordian knot Will you release or destroy me? Follow truth and you shall: Find me on water Purify me through fire Trapped by earth nevermore Air will whisper to you What spirit already knows: That even shattered anything is possible If you believe Then we shall both be free.”
Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel
“A doubt that in reality, 'I am not this' has arisen regarding the knowledge of 'Who am I'. From the moment a doubt sets in about the knowledge that one has known up until now, 'we' [the Gnani Purush] Know that the time has come for that knowledge to break! The knowledge over which doubts arise, that knowledge will dissipate. Doubts can never arise over real Knowledge.”
Source: Life Without Conflict