“ The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. ”
- Charles Churchill- Copy
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“ O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint, With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous Is that temptation that doth goad us on To sin in loving virtue. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ If we can 'boondoggle' ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come. ”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt- Copy
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“ Freedom means to build a democratic system enshrined with the respect for fundamental rights of Man, of the human being, of the individuals. ”
- Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao- Copy
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“ Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another. ”
- William Gurnall- Copy
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“ If it were not somewhat fanciful to suppose that every human excellence is presented, as it were, in one kind of being, we might believe that the whole treasure of morality and order is enshrined in the female character. ”
- Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt- Copy
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“ The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom. In terms of pollution, noise and human life, the price of that freedom may be high, but perhaps the car, by the very muddle and confusion it causes, may be holding back the remorseless spread of the regimented, electronic society. ”
- J. G. Ballard- Copy
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“ The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within itself; that is impatient of all limit; that strives to link itself to some other image of kindred beauty or grandeur; to enshrine itself, as it were, in the highest forms of fancy, and to relieve the aching sense of pleasure by expressing it in the boldest manner. ”
- William Hazlitt- Copy
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“ The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values… ”
- Ann Oakley- Copy
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