As a Jewish rabbi put it, "A man should carry two stones in his pocket. On one should be inscribed, I am but dust and ashes.' On the other, For my sake was the world created.' And he should use each stone as he needs it."7-11
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Related A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a p... DIANE FROLOV AND ANDREW SCHNEIDER The historian should be fearless and incorruptible; a man of independence, loving frankness and trut... LUCIAN Man is nothing that he should boast about,but if at all he should boast,it should be about the fact ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should ... CARTER G. WOODSON There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few years it should be as natural ... ALFRED ADLER Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he wi... STEPHEN R. COVEY There is a law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few hundred years it should be as ... ALFRED ADLER There is a law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few hundred years it should be as ... ALFRED ADLER First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions... SAINT BASIL There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he ... CHRISTIAN BALE I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake... TIBERIUS It is a big sin for man to seek help from the infinite on ordinary matters he should use his Imagina... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth HENRIK IBSEN This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care and then ... HARDY AMIES No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill an... FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the ... AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI A man and wife should see the best in each other, should work together, should enjoy each other. GENA SHOWALTER I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these courses. Well, as he brews, so ... BEN JOHNSON I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go... ALFRED DOBLIN It should be pursued as in the presence of God, and under the solemn sanctions created by a lively s... SIMON GREENLEAF Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal se... RALPH RANSOM We didn't put that pressure on Carl because we didn't want him overdriving, ... We didn't want him t... GEOFF SMITH Well," he said, "I say, now, as I said then, that a man should keep his little brain-attic stocked w... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE There was no justice in the world and evil men prospered. Kachiun struggled not to despair as he wra... CONN IGGULDEN For the act that was committed, he should be put in the very maximum security... it should be more. CHARLES HAYES So he caught her in his arms and kissed her, and they were very happy, and told each other what a be... E. NESBIT Man must learn to know the universe precisely as it is, or he cannot successfully find his place in ... JOHN A. WIDTSOE And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five mont... BIBLE It was no fancy of mine about his hands, I observed; for he frequently ground the palms against each... CHARLES DICKENS A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, an... SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, an... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, an... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SR. A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, an... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, SR. He’d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun he’d always f... HUGH HOWEY No matter how bad you feel, God never sees you as a reckless person. He may see you as a sinner who ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become wh... RALPH WALDO EMERSON The question that faces every man born into this world is not what should be his purpose, which he s... LIN YUTANG Convinced as I am and as I am from my government that the world needs a new moral architecture over ... HUGO CHAVEZ All night, I didn't think I was taking the ball in as hard as I should. But that one I took it hard.... BRITTANY CORNELIUS But Alan was in the dugout and as a future manager one day, I think he enjoyed it. He spoke to the l... GLENN ROEDER It is still an issue and a problem that needs to be worked on. But I don't think many people work on... BRITTANY WILLIAMS Each and every one of us was created to carry out justice, judgment, truth and equity on the earth. ... SUNDAY ADELAJA The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator. This means..... BENJAMIN GRAHAM As far as I'm concerned, Dennis Rader does not deserve to live. I want him to suffer as much as he m... BEVERLY PLAPP That man that killed another man is no criminal nor should he be consider an evil man for his action... ENRIQUE MIGUEL ALCALA SILVA Most women had the one thing in common: they had great pain when they gave birth to their children. ... BETTY SMITH Man...must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator, for he is entirely a dependent being..... WILLIAM BLACKSTONE A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. GEORGE SANTAYANA I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze... JACK LONDON I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze... JACK LONDON A man should be rugged like Steve McQueen; the way he stands, like he's ready for something. Or ... MAUREEN MCCORMICK Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The o... SAINT IGNATIUS It takes two or three generations to do what I tried to do in one; and my impulses--affections--vice... THOMAS HARDY Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will ... GOETHE Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. The... MATTHEW KELLY When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, ... HOWARD BARKER He held it up and six bullets fell out. He said, 'I can't use these because these are police issue. ... EDWARD KARABACK I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to u... OSCAR WILDE He came in my office one day and had this sheepish look on his face, like there was something on his... JEFF PYLE I don't think you should sign a check just because it's put in front of you. As CFO, he needs to be ... DAVID DIAZ That That a man is beloved of God, should melt him all into esteem and holy veneration. It should ma... THOMAS TRAHERNE I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze... JACK LONDON ...that the doctor being himself a mortal man, should be diligent and tender in relieving his suffer... THOMAS SYDENHAM A man should be rugged like Steve McQueen; the way he stands, like he's ready for something. Or he s... MAUREEN MCCORMICK I have spend a lot of time on everything and what's impresses me about people I have written that in... DEYTH BANGER Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refi... E.M. FORSTER As a freshman, he should be proud of that and build on that. HOWARD MOORE Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he were what he poten... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The Ass and His Purchaser
A MAN wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that
he should... AESOP Israel should not feel satisfaction at my son's death, for he died on the battlefield, facing th... HASSAN NASRALLAH A POCKET-SIZED GIRL He keeps me in his pocket for a rainy day; he swears I'm ... COCO J. GINGER Look, one day I had gone to a little village. An old grandfather of ninety was busy planting an almo... NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS It's pretty generally understood that men don't aspire after the absolute right, but only to do abou... HARRIET BEECHER STOWE He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his readi... JOHN AUBREY He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his readi... ISAAC ASIMOV First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that posi... KRISTIN HUNTER Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christma... ROBERT TEETER No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical te... OLIVIER MESSIAEN If it does shed light on the idea that there's real love involved ... it's great. When two people lo... JAKE GYLLENHAAL Each manager sees his own division as the center of the world, and that’s as it should be. But som... SIDNEY SHELDON You should be able to strip a man naked and throw him out with nothing on him. By the end of the day... RICK RESCORLA The Old Woman and the Physician
An old woman having lost the use of her eyes, called in a Physician ... AESOP We added some verbiage that water quality (should be protected) for purposes of human enjoyment as w... LAURI KEMPER I cannot express it; but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is or should be an existe... EMILY BRONTë The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It... LYNDON B. JOHNSON My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story o... BLACK ELK A good preacher should have these qualities and virtues: first, to teach systematically; second, he ... MARTIN LUTHER Every man on the planet should do some physical work: he should help in the bread-labor of mankind. ... EDWIN MARKHAM I feel sorry for little babies... When a little baby is born into this cold world, he's confused! He... CHARLES M. SCHULZ I think of Bret Hart as somebody who held the Intercontinental championship like it was the World He... DANIEL BRYAN Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word i... ANITA HILL Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be... JIMMY JOHNSON I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant ... JACK LONDON A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. ALBERT EINSTEIN Casey Jr. has based his campaign on a hypocritical line of attack and he should be called out for it... DAN RONAYNE I feel like I’m a disappointment to mankind,” he remarked woefully as he placed the shirt throug... KARINA HALLE I don't believe he should be fired. I believe, yes, there should be some sort of consequence for wha... SEAN ALLEN He's proved to me and proved to other kids in the region that he should be a one or two seed. CHAD HITCHEN
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RICK YANCEY Onto his stomach. Then knees. Then hands. His elbows quivered, his wrists threatened to buckle under... RICK YANCEY Love is forever. If it wasn't, it wouldn't be love. The world is beautiful. If it wasn't, it wouldn'... RICK YANCEY That’s the cost. That’s the price. Get ready, because when you crush the humanity out of humans,... RICK YANCEY We're looking forward to getting to the championship game, but our thoughts will be about winning (t... WAYNE YANCEY You've got to give Carl Junction a lot of credit. They came out and kept getting after us. YANCEY LITTLE Our hearts, the war. Her body, the battlefield. RICK YANCEY There is a light that glimmers along the darkening edge of an infinite horizon. In that light the he... RICK YANCEY Are pervs only pervs if you don't find them attractive? RICK YANCEY She's hurt and still imagines I'd worry about him for even a second ? I touch her shoulder. Her touc... RICK YANCEY If the world breaks a million and one promises, can you trust the million and second? RICK YANCEY Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer. PHILIP TREACY Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them. PHILIP TREACY I don't like department stores. I had a chain of department stores back in 1994 which was Lewis&... PHILIP GREEN I'm in the retail business, not the circus business. PHILIP GREEN You are forced to have the best data capture, the best information, when you have goods in hundreds ... PHILIP GREEN I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I... PHILIP GREEN You've got to love what you do to really make things happen. PHILIP GREEN They already know all about brands... but what 16- and 17-year-olds won't necessarily have is ex... PHILIP GREEN Either I will find a way, or I will make one. PHILIP SIDNEY I am brave, but I take a view. It is an educated view. I am careful. I am not reckless. PHILIP GREEN Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own. PHILIP TREACY Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise. PHILIP MASSINGER My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a v... PHILIP ZIMBARDO Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movi... PHILIP ZIMBARDO Undermining experience, embellishing experience, rearranging and enlarging experience into a species... PHILIP ROTH Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion PHILIP WYLIE All this, and Heaven too! PHILIP HENRY Bullies may be the perpetrators of evil, but it is the evil of passivity of all those who know what ... PHILIP ZIMBARDO It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is mos... PHILIP SIDNEY