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“Though some may have more than others, yet every one hath his load, as much as he can carry. Every vessel cannot bear up with the like sail, and therefore God, to keep us from oversetting, puts on so much as will safest bring us to heaven, our desired port.”

May God Heaven Bears Load Sail Vessel Port

Book:The Works of Ezekiel Hopkins: Successively Bishop of Raphoe and Derry

Source: The Works of Ezekiel Hopkins: Successively Bishop of Raphoe and Derry

“It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.”

Wells May Wish Interest Bears Politician Relation Schooled Vested Interests

Author:Jeremy Paxman

“My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.”

Men Should May Ideas Bears Perfection Burden This Life

Book:Healology

Source: Healology

“We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty, and may be the origin of a number of petty acts of tyranny if the legislator be not on his guard; for as such an accusation does not bear directly on the overt acts of a citizen, but refers to the idea we entertain of his character.”

“Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure.”

May Persons Soul Self Beautiful Rich Wise Bears Harmony Endure Possession Riches My Soul Grants Restraint Inner Self Self Restraint

Author:Plato

“No mortal thing can bear so high a price, But that with mortal thing it may be bought.”

May Bears Mortals Bribe Bribery

Book:Miscellaneous works

Source: Miscellaneous works

“There are times when the welfare system may appear as an impediment to growth. Yet the drive for growth should always bear in mind the fact that people also need security”

People Needs Should Mind May Facts Growth Security Bears Welfare Impediments

Author:Romano Prodi

“Women who bear children before they establish serious habits of work, may never establish them at all.”

May Children Women Serious Bears Habit

Book:What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong

Source: What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong

“May your trails be dim, lonesome, stony, narrow, winding and only slightly uphill. May the wind bring rain for the slickrock potholes fourteen miles on the other side of yonder blue ridge. May God's dog serenade your campfire, may the rattlesnake and the screech owl amuse your reverie, may the Great Sun dazzle your eyes by day and the Great Bear watch over you by night.”

May Eye Night Sides Watches Sun Dog Wind Bears Rain Blue Miles Over You Trails Fourteen Owl Reverie Lonesome Dazzle Ridges Campfire Rattlesnakes Potholes

Author:Edward Abbey

“There is an elasticity in the human mind, capable of bearing much, but which will not show itself, until a certain weight of affliction be put upon it; its powers may be compared to those vehicles whose springs are so contrived that they get on smoothly enough when loaded, but jolt confoundedly when they have nothing to bear.”

Mind Humans May Enough Shows Certain Bears Capable Spring Weight Adversity Human Mind Vehicle Affliction Loaded Elasticity

Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

“Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren't afraid of truth.”

May Knowing Danger Bears Terrible Burden Knowing Something

Book:The Crystal City: The Tales of Alvin Maker

Source: The Crystal City: The Tales of Alvin Maker

“Fire is the reuniting of matter with oxygen. If one bears that in mind, every blaze may be seen as a reunion, an occasion of chemical joy.”

Ifs Mind May Matter Joy Fire Bears Occasions Chemicals Oxygen Reunion Cowgirls Reuniting

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues