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Every one is degraded, whether aware of it or not, when other people, without consulting him, take upon themselves unlimited power to regulate his destiny Picture Quote #1

Political Economy, in truth, has never pretended to give advice to mankind with no lights but it's own; though people who knew nothing but political economy (and therefore knew it ill) have taken upon themselves to advise, and could only do so by such lights as they had Picture Quote #1

I have also seen it stated that capital punishment is murder in it's worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified Picture Quote #1

A thousand hearts are great within my bosom: Advance our standards, set upon our foes; our ancient word of courage, fair St. George, inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons! Upon them! Victory sits upon our helms Picture Quote #1

Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou are not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advanced there Picture Quote #1

Say that upon the altar of her beauty you sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart: write till your ink be dry and with your tears moist it again, and frame some feeling line, that may discover such integrity Picture Quote #1

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Art thou so bare, and full of wretchedness, and fear'st to die? Famine is in thy cheeks, need and oppression starveth in thy eyes, content and beggary hang upon thy back, the world is not thy friend, nor the world's law Picture Quote #1

You would play upon me, you would seem to know my stops, you would pluck out the heart of my mystery, you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak Picture Quote #1

The doctrine called philosophical necessity is simply this: that, given the motives which are present to an individual's mind, and given likewise the character and disposition of the individual, the manner in which he will act might be unerringly inferred: that if we knew the person thoroughly, and knew all the inducements which are acting upon him, we could foretell his conduct with as much certainty as we can predict any physical event Picture Quote #1

But this rough magic there abjure; and when I have required Some heavenly music (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the Earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound I'll drown my book Picture Quote #1

In the market economy the price that is offered is counted upon to produce the result that is sought Picture Quote #1

Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, and with your puissant arm renew their feats. You are their heir; you sit upon their throne; the blood and courage that renowned them runs in your veins; and my thrice puissant liege is in the very May morn of his youth, ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises Picture Quote #1

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Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us Picture Quote #1

These are the days when men of all social disciplines and all political faiths seek the comfortable and the accepted; when the man of controversy is looked upon as a disturbing influence; when originality is taken to be a mark of instability; and when, in minor modification of the original parable, the bland lead the bland Picture Quote #1

Each substance of a grief hath twenty shadows, which shows like grief itself, but is not so; for sorrow's eye, glazed with blinding tears, divides one thing entire to many objects, like perspectives, which rightly gazed upon, show nothing but confusion eyed awry, distinguish form Picture Quote #1

Famine is in thy cheeks, need and oppression starveth in thy eyes, contempt and beggary hangs upon thy back: the world is not thy friend, not the world's law; the world affords no law to make thee rich; then be not poor, but break it and take this Picture Quote #1

Tis good for men to love their present pains upon example: so the spirit is eased; and when the mind is quicken'd, out of doubt, the organs, though defunct and dead before, break up their drowsy grave and newly move with casted slough and fresh legerity Picture Quote #1

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics Picture Quote #1

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Sir, for holy offices I have a time; a time to think upon the part of business which I bear i' th' state; and nature does require her times of preservation, which perforce i, her frail son, amongst my brethren mortal, must give my tendance to Picture Quote #1

Thou dost shame that bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! Thou little valiant, great in villainy! Thou ever strong upon the stronger side! Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight but when her humorous ladyship is by to teach thee safety! Picture Quote #1

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood Picture Quote #1

This is the state of man: today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms and bears his blushing honours thick upon him; the third day comes a frost, a killing frost, and, when he thinks, good easy man, fully surely his greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, and then he falls as I do Picture Quote #1

Hans Castorp loved music from his heart; it worked upon him much the same way as did his breakfast porter, with deeply soothing, narcotic effect, tempting him to doze Picture Quote #1

Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important act of man's life in Europe or America, and that everything depends upon it Picture Quote #1

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Habituation is a falling asleep or fatiguing of the sense of time; which explains why young years pass slowly, while later life flings itself faster and faster upon it's course Picture Quote #1

That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support Picture Quote #1

All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other only in degree Picture Quote #1

Every transformation of humanity has rested upon deep stirrings and intuitions, whose rationalized expression takes the form of a new picture of the cosmos and the nature of the human Picture Quote #1

The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination Picture Quote #1

But while listening senates hang upon thy tongue, devolving through the maze of eloquence a roll of periods, sweeter than her song Picture Quote #1

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Every one is degraded, whether aware of it or not, when other people, without consulting him, take upon themselves unlimited power to regulate his destiny (Upon Quotes) Political Economy, in truth, has never pretended to give advice to mankind with no lights but it's own; though people who knew nothing but political economy (and therefore knew it ill) have taken upon themselves to advise, and could only do so by such lights as they had (Upon Quotes) I have also seen it stated that capital punishment is murder in it's worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified (Upon Quotes) A thousand hearts are great within my bosom: Advance our standards, set upon our foes; our ancient word of courage, fair St. George, inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons! Upon them! Victory sits upon our helms (Upon Quotes) Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou are not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advanced there (Upon Quotes) Say that upon the altar of her beauty you sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart: write till your ink be dry and with your tears moist it again, and frame some feeling line, that may discover such integrity (Upon Quotes) Art thou so bare, and full of wretchedness, and fear'st to die? Famine is in thy cheeks, need and oppression starveth in thy eyes, content and beggary hang upon thy back, the world is not thy friend, nor the world's law (Upon Quotes) You would play upon me, you would seem to know my stops, you would pluck out the heart of my mystery, you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak (Upon Quotes) The doctrine called philosophical necessity is simply this: that, given the motives which are present to an individual's mind, and given likewise the character and disposition of the individual, the manner in which he will act might be unerringly inferred: that if we knew the person thoroughly, and knew all the inducements which are acting upon him, we could foretell his conduct with as much certainty as we can predict any physical event (Upon Quotes) But this rough magic there abjure; and when I have required Some heavenly music (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the Earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound I'll drown my book (Upon Quotes) In the market economy the price that is offered is counted upon to produce the result that is sought (Upon Quotes) Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, and with your puissant arm renew their feats. You are their heir; you sit upon their throne; the blood and courage that renowned them runs in your veins; and my thrice puissant liege is in the very May morn of his youth, ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises (Upon Quotes) Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us (Upon Quotes) These are the days when men of all social disciplines and all political faiths seek the comfortable and the accepted; when the man of controversy is looked upon as a disturbing influence; when originality is taken to be a mark of instability; and when, in minor modification of the original parable, the bland lead the bland (Upon Quotes) Each substance of a grief hath twenty shadows, which shows like grief itself, but is not so; for sorrow's eye, glazed with blinding tears, divides one thing entire to many objects, like perspectives, which rightly gazed upon, show nothing but confusion eyed awry, distinguish form (Upon Quotes) Famine is in thy cheeks, need and oppression starveth in thy eyes, contempt and beggary hangs upon thy back: the world is not thy friend, not the world's law; the world affords no law to make thee rich; then be not poor, but break it and take this (Upon Quotes) Tis good for men to love their present pains upon example: so the spirit is eased; and when the mind is quicken'd, out of doubt, the organs, though defunct and dead before, break up their drowsy grave and newly move with casted slough and fresh legerity (Upon Quotes) We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics (Upon Quotes) Sir, for holy offices I have a time; a time to think upon the part of business which I bear i' th' state; and nature does require her times of preservation, which perforce i, her frail son, amongst my brethren mortal, must give my tendance to (Upon Quotes) Thou dost shame that bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! Thou little valiant, great in villainy! Thou ever strong upon the stronger side! Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight but when her humorous ladyship is by to teach thee safety! (Upon Quotes) My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood (Upon Quotes) This is the state of man: today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms and bears his blushing honours thick upon him; the third day comes a frost, a killing frost, and, when he thinks, good easy man, fully surely his greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, and then he falls as I do (Upon Quotes) Hans Castorp loved music from his heart; it worked upon him much the same way as did his breakfast porter, with deeply soothing, narcotic effect, tempting him to doze (Upon Quotes) Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important act of man's life in Europe or America, and that everything depends upon it (Upon Quotes) Habituation is a falling asleep or fatiguing of the sense of time; which explains why young years pass slowly, while later life flings itself faster and faster upon it's course (Upon Quotes) That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support (Upon Quotes) All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other only in degree (Upon Quotes) Every transformation of humanity has rested upon deep stirrings and intuitions, whose rationalized expression takes the form of a new picture of the cosmos and the nature of the human (Upon Quotes) The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination (Upon Quotes) But while listening senates hang upon thy tongue, devolving through the maze of eloquence a roll of periods, sweeter than her song (Upon Quotes)

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