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I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence? James Thomson

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop. James Thomson

Good Think Bishop Give Offence Anyone Who

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. James Thomson

Courage Strikes Eye More Firm Sure Caution Hand Watchful

To be honest, I find most politicians very untrustworthy. When I listen to them talking - or rather, lying - I just feel there are very few politicians with integrity, so I never know who to bat for. Jamie Sives

Integrity Few Politicians To Be Honest Lying Bat Find Rather Never Feel Know Most Talking Very Listen Just Them Who Honest

Acting is rare. You can be rehearsing Ibsen with Sir Richard Eyre and suddenly he has to take a call on his mobile telling him his friend Arthur Miller has died. Or you can come back from a job on the Isle of Man to be told by your agent you're going straight out to South Africa on another shoot. There's not even any time to wash your pants. Jamie Sives

Time You Man Job Rare South Africa Back Pants Out Telling Take He Come Call Him Another Isle His South Mobile Friend Sir Arthur Shoot Died Any Going Africa Straight Richard Agent Acting Your Wash Rehearsing Even Suddenly Miller

Does not a man physically tremble under the mere look of a wild beast or fellow-man that is stronger than himself? Does not a woman redden all over when she feels her lover's eyes on her? How then should one doubt the mysterious power of one individual over another? Jane Welsh Carlyle

Man Woman Eyes Stronger Beast Power Lover Doubt Tremble Wild Wild Beast Physically Mysterious Individual Mere Over Feels Look She Himself Another Does How Than Then Should Her

I rely on the promise, 'God is kind to women, fools, and drunk people.' Jane Welsh Carlyle

God Women People Fools Drunk Kind Promise Rely

One feels as if it could never, never be less. And yet all griefs, when there is no bitterness in them, are soothed down by time. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Time Bitterness Down Could Never Feels Them Less

There is nothing like a good bit of pain for taking the conceit out of one. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Good Nothing Pain Bit Out Taking Conceit Like

They call me 'sweet,' and 'gentle'; and some of the men go the length of calling me 'endearing,' and I laugh in my sleeve and think, 'Oh, Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!' Jane Welsh Carlyle

Young children are such nasty little beasts! Jane Welsh Carlyle

Young Beasts Nasty Children Young Children Little

The glittering baits of titles and honours are only for children and fools. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Fools Honours Only Glittering Children Titles

How many precious things do we not already possess which others have not - have hardly an idea of! Let us enjoy these, then, and bless God that we are permitted to enjoy them, rather than importune His goodness with vain longings for more. Jane Welsh Carlyle

God Goodness Enjoy Vain Others Possess Rather More Idea Bless How Permitted His Than Precious Precious Things Which Them Then Us Many Let Us Hardly Things

Homeopathy - an invention of the Father of Lies! I have tried it and found it wanting. I would swallow their whole doles' medicine chest for sixpence, and be sure of finding myself neither better nor worse for it. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Myself Better Father Invention Medicine Worse Neither Would Tried Finding Lies Sure Chest Nor Wanting Swallow Whole Found

It is odd what notions men seem to have of the scantiness of a woman's resources. They do not find it anything out of nature that they should be able to exist by themselves; but a woman must always be borne about on somebody's shoulders, and dandled or chirped to, or it is supposed she will fall into the blackest melancholy! Jane Welsh Carlyle

Nature Woman Will Men Somebody Fall Resources Melancholy Out Must Find Able Borne Blackest About Seem Supposed She Always Odd Exist Anything Themselves Should Shoulders Notions

People change naturally when they have children. Jimmy Barnes

Change People People Change Children Naturally

I've been writing books because it's been my way of dealing with the demons. The act of sitting down and writing the books down has started healing process that's been long overdue. Jimmy Barnes

Healing Writing Long Down Books Way Healing Process Overdue Because Dealing Demons Been Sitting Process Act Started

We still had all our problems growing up as a struggling immigrant family, but Australia was like a breath of fresh air, literally. Playing on grass, having good schools - trees. I didn't even know trees where I'd come from. So from the day I got here, I've loved Australia. Jimmy Barnes

Good Day Family Problems Breath Grass Trees Our Air Immigrant Good Schools Having Struggling Had Come Like Know Schools Fresh Fresh Air Got Still Up Australia Where Literally Loved Even Growing Growing Up Here Playing

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