A Quotes
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“And do not change. Do not divert your love from visible things. But go on loving what is good, simple and ordinary; animals and things and flowers, and keep the balance true.”
“And do not overlay the truth with falsehood, and do not knowingly suppress the truth..”
“And do not spend time in the present taking thought as to the best course in possible future emergencies; have faith in your ability to meet any emergency when it arrives.”
Source: THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH
“And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.”
Source: The Gathering Storm
“And do not touch the substance of an orphan, save to improve it, before he comes of age...”
“and do remember:
i have bathed in rivers of
darkness and lived in
houses fit for death
at the edge of life”
Source: Correspondence
“And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.”
“And do so, love, yet when they have devised
What strainèd touches rhetoric can lend,
Thou, truly fair, wert truly sympathized
In true plain words by thy true-telling friend;
And their gross painting might be better used
Where cheeks need blood; in thee it is abused.”
Source: The Sonnets and Narrative Poems
“And do what? Read?”
Wax chuckled. “No. I don’t mind a book now and then, but Wayne is the real reader.”
Steris raised her head, looking surprised.
“I’m serious,” Wax said. “Granted, he likes ones with pictures now and then, but he does read. Often out loud. You should hear him do the voices to himself.”
Source: The Bands of Mourning
“And do you admit that you have a bad temper, a cute car, and a nice girlfriend?”
I hold my breath.
“I have an amazing girlfriend,” he says. And then he kisses me, which is, you have to admit, the perfect boyfriend thing to do. The kiss is soft and speckling like star promises in a night sky. I stretch into it, wishing that I could hold onto it forever, even though I know that kisses can’t last forever—can they?”
Source: Need
“And do you agree with me, that the first condition of an artist should be to bear respect toward what is great, and to bow to it and acknowledge it and not attempt to extinguish great flames for the sake of making his own rushlight burn more brightly?”
“And do you count for nothing God who fights for us?”
“And do you know a funny thing? I'm almost fifty years old and I've never understood anything in my whole life.”
“And do you know another thing, Arthur? Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds.”
Source: THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
“And do you know, do you know that mankind can live without the Englishman, it. An live without Germany, it can live only too well without the Russian man, it can live without science, without bread, and it only cannot live without beauty, for then there would be nothing at all to do in the world! The whole secret is here, the whole of history is here! Science itself would not stand for a minute without beauty—are you aware of that, you who are laughing?—it would turn into boorishness, you couldn’t invent the nail! . . . I will not yield!”
Source: Demons
“And do you know Monsieur Marius? I believe I was a little in love with you.”
Source: Les Miserables Volume Two
“And do you know what a full-fledged war would look like, Percy?" "Bad?" I guessed. "Imagine the world in chaos. Nature at war with itself. Olympians forced to choose sides between Zeus amd Poseidon. Destruction. Carnage. Millions dead. Western civilization turned into a battleground so big it will make the Trojan War look like a water-balloon fight." "Bad," I repeated.”
“And do you know what her mother said to me when my arms were aching and my throat so dry from singing? She told me to leave the child alone. Amber will always find her way in her own way. She is like her mother in that. Her mother did things as she chose, and woe to any man to tell her different.” Admiration rang in his tone.
“And did Amber find her way?”
“She did. She picked up my carving knife and made a bird of wax so she could fly back home whenever she wanted.”
“Really? Do you have it?”
He snorted. “No! It was a badly done. What eight-year-old can carve a bird? But she had stopped crying, and so I let her keep carving.” He threw back the rest of his drink, then stretched out his legs with a smile. “I trust you, my lord, with my greatest treasure. Find her a husband who will let her find her own way, yes?”
Source: Into the Lyon's Den
“And do you know why we have not the power to attain this Stoic ideal? It is because we refuse to believe in our power. Nay, of a surety, there is something else which plays a part: it is because we are in love with our vices; we uphold them and prefer to make excuses for them rather than shake them off. We mortals have been endowed with sufficient strength by nature, if only we use this strength, if only we concentrate our powers and rouse them all to help us or at least not to hinder us. The reason is unwillingness, the excuse, inability.”
Source: Letters from a Stoic
“And do you know, do you know that mankind can live without the Englishman, it can live without Germany, it can live only too well without the Russian man, it can live without science, without bread, and it only cannot live without beauty, for then there would be nothing at all to do in the world! The whole secret is here, the whole of history is here. Science itself would not stand for a minute without beauty”
“And do you not think less of me for making my fortune in
such a way?” After all, her own sister did.
He gave her an odd look. “There is no shame in being the
mistress of a king. It’s a position of great power and influence. I think less of Louis for letting you go.”
Source: The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
“And do you really think someone's going to look at you and say, 'Hmm, I think that girl's a plant'?”
Source: Wings
“And do you see how beautiful and graceful the birds are when they are flying and soaring? The ground has many comforts for them to enjoy... But in the sky they are truly what a bird is meant to be. So it is with the human heart.”
Source: Bind Not the Heart: A Windflower Saga Novella (The Windflower Saga)
“And do you think," said the schoolmaster, marking the glance she had thrown around, "That an unvisited grave, withered tree, a faded flower or two, tokens of forgetfulness or cold neglect? Do you think there are no deeds, far away from here, in which these dead may be best remembered? Nell, Nell, there may be people busy in the world, at this instant, in whose good action and good thoughts these very Graves--neglected as they look to us-- are chief instruments."....
"There is nothing," cried her friend, "no, no thing innocent or good, that dies, and is forgotten. Let us hold to that faith, or none. An infant, a prattling child, dying in its cradle, will live again in the better thoughts of those who loved it, and will play its part, through them, in the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burnt to ashes or drowned in the deepest sea. There is not an angel added to the Host of Heaven but does its blessed work on earth in those that loved it here Forgotten! Oh, if the good deeds of human creatures could be traced to their source, how beautiful would even death appear; for how much charity, mercy and purified affection, would be seen to have their growth in dusty graves!”
Source: The Old Curiosity Shop
“And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the Secret, and denied it me?--
Well, well, what matters it! believe that too.
Old Khayyám, say you, is a debauchee;
If only you were half so good as he!
He sins no sins but gentle drunkenness,
Great-hearted mirth and kind adultery.
But yours the cold heart, and the murderous tongue,
The wintry soul that hates to hear a song,
The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye,
And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.”
Source: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
“And do you want to know what else I do a great deal of
the time? I dream. Dreaming always was, and always will be, good, at least for me. There is nothing wrong with adding to the long list of things I will not necessarily be able to do in my life. Dreaming about them makes me feel good. Coming up with new pipe dreams is not such a bad thing at all.”
Source: And... Just Like That: Essays on a life before, during and after the law
“And do you want to marry him?"
"Maybe. I don't know."
"That kind of indifference usually means no."
"It's not indifference. I just haven't made up my mind."
"Either you want to marry him more than anything in the world, or you say no. It's very simple."
"It's not simple," Faye said. "Not at all. You don't understand."
"So explain it to me."
"Okay, here's what it's like. Imagine you're feeling desperately thirsty. Like insanely thirsty. All you can think about is a big tall glass of water. Got it?"
"Got it."
"And you fantasize about this big tall glass of water, and the fantasy is really vivid in your head, but it does not actually quench your thirst."
"Because you can't drink the imaginary glass of water."
"Right. So you look around and see this murky, oily puddle of water and mud. It's not exactly the tall glass of water but it does have the advantage of being wet. It's real, whereas the tall glass of water is not. And so you choose the oily mud puddle, even though it's not really what you'd prefer.”
Source: The Nix
“And do you wish to see this widower son?” Jane asked hesitantly.
“No, I do not. Nor do I want my mother or brother’s interference in my life. And I certainly don’t wish to guard my words and laughter. Or to be dull and bored by life.”
Jane gave a pleased nod. “Then live for yourself and show your daughters how life can be, and should be, lived,” she said.”
Source: To Woo a Widow
“And does Alan have a last name?" I asked.
"Probably," said Curtis, "but we have a 'if you have to ask, you don't need to know because I don't want to friend you on Facebook' policy.”
Source: The Prince and the Program
“And does he like blondes, as well?'
Rob laughed. I had forgotten just how great a laugh he had. 'No, he prefers, dark haired women. You've nothing to fear from the Sentinel, Nicola.”
Source: The Firebird
“And does man simply choose evil, or does he create it?”
Source: Dekker 2 in 1 (Obsessed & Three)
“And does Miss Anville feel no concern at the idea of the many mourners her absence will occasion?'
'O, my Lord, - I'm sure you don't think-'
'I DO think, that whoever has once seen Miss Anville, must receive an impression never to be forgotten.”
“And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by love?”
Source: I Believe: The Promise of the Creed
“And doing a film in that period, and having to really celebrate what they wore back then, how they sat and how they spoke. You know, what the etiquette was back then for a lady. All of those things are like putting on a wig and transforming yourself, which I love.”
“And don't even suggest that these would be better off in Tiercel's hands. No, Tiercel has other things to do with his life. You, on the other hand, get to protect him. And guess what that makes you?"
"Stupid?" Harrier suggested. "Suicidal?"
"A Knight-Mage!" the unicorn cried cheerfully.”
Source: The Phoenix Unchained
“And don’t forget, if you are very intelligent but load yourself with bad characters, nobody will follow you.”
Source: Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
“And don't forget some vital truth Ian… Points of view can go both ways, it is like a double edged sword, it can cut both ways. Thus it is crucial to stay focused on one’s point of view, otherwise one can get lost in the viewpoints of others, even be engulfed by them and losing ones own path in life. Be careful when you assume someone else’s point of view, it might end up destroying your own and you end up lost in their mind, without a compass back to your own mind!”
Source: Peruvian Nights
“And don't forget - you're allowed to
design your life in your own damn way.”
Source: Balanced by Design: Permission granted to un-hot-mess your brain
“And don't, let me beg you, go with that awful tourist idea that Italy's only a museum of antiquities and art. Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land”
Source: Where Angels Fear to Tread
“And don’t look for me in a human shape.
I am inside your looking. No room
for form with love this strong.”
Source: The Essential Rumi
“And don't say, "I know." The only way we learn the good stuff is hearing what we already know. Again and again.”
Source: The Audacity of Sara Grayson
“And don't stress about the trip. We'll find some alone time in London," he continued, bending his head closer to mine. "Nothing keeps 007 from romancing a beautiful woman.”
Source: Secrets of a First Daughter
“And don't succumb too much to the spell of these cases. I have seen many other fragments of the cross, in other churches. If all were genuine, our Lord's torment could not have been on a couple of planks nailed together, but on an entire forest.'
'Master!' I said, shocked.
'So it is, Adso. And there are ever richer treasuries. Some time ago, in the cathedral of Cologne, I saw the skull of John the Baptist at the age of twelve.'
'Really?' I exclaimed, amazed. Then, siezed by doubt, I added, 'But the Baptist was executed at a more advanced age!'
'The other skull must be in another treasury,' William said, with a grave face. I never understood when he was jesting.”
Source: The Name of the Rose
“And don't tell me debt is not a big deal. Debt will cut off your legs and laugh at you as you grovel in the dirt begging for mercy. If you don't need it, don't get it. If you can't afford it, don't get it. If you're already in debt, get out quickly. If you think you'll never get out, you're right, you won't.”
Source: Impossible Is Stupid
“And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship.”
Source: The Alloy of Law
“And don't worry about it, Kai, whatever it is. Although it's the longest thing you'll ever experience, it's also very short. Don't waste your life on worries, okay?'
He walked further away from the counter taking the shrilling sound of his voice with him whilst leaving behind the best advice I have ever ignored.”
Source: Seven Sins
“And don't you know I'm not your ghost, anymore.”
Source: Jar of Hearts: Piano/Vocal/Guitar, Sheet
“And, don't you see, the terror of the position was not in being knocked on the head - though I had a very lively sense of that danger, too - but in this, that I had to deal with a being to whom I could not appeal in the name of anything high or low. I had, even like the niggers, to invoke him - himself - his own exalted and incredible degradation. There was nothing either above or below him, and I knew it. He had kicked himself loose of the earth. Confound the man! he had kicked the very earth to pieces. He was alone, and I before him did not know whether I stood on the ground of floated in the air.”
Source: Heart of Darkness
“And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.”
Source: The Most of Nora Ephron
“And don't change for a guy, ever," Leah added. "If they're worthy, they'll like you just the way you are.”
Source: Along for the Ride