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And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.
T. S. Eliot
Silence
Own
Every
Vain
Too
Books
Distracted
Seeking
Write
Emptiness
Dodging
His
Being
After
Elevation
Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.
Muhammad Iqbal
Culture
Vision
Power
Lasting
Moral
Give
Without
Does
Cannot
Elevation
Bring
For forty years, I have devoted myself to the cause of the people's revolution with but one aim in view - the elevation of China to a position of freedom and equality among the nations.
Sun Yat-sen
Myself
Freedom
People
Equality
Cause
Revolution
Aim
Devoted
Years
Nations
China
View
Forty
Forty Years
Among
Elevation
Position
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Charles Sumner
Man
Humanity
Moral
True
Intellect
Sustained
Grandeur
Decorated
Elevation
Enlightened
There is no reason against woman's elevation, but prejudices.
Ernestine Rose
Woman
No Reason
Against
Prejudices
Reason
Elevation
My effort has been not only to put the Biblical incident in the original setting... but at the same time give the human touch to convey to my public the reverence and elevation these subjects impart to me.
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Time
Me
Bible
Setting
Has-Been
Impart
Touch
Give
Only
Put
Reverence
Been
Subjects
Effort
Same
Human
Same Time
Public
Convey
Incident
Original
Elevation
Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.
James Weldon Johnson
People
Strong
Will
Affection
Nothing
White
Aid
Despise
Ways
Individuals
His
Southern
Race
Them
Certain
Helpful
Many
Elevation
Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will liberally assist in his elevation.
James Weldon Johnson
Love
Justice
Charity
People
Will
Sense
White
Philanthropy
Way
Through
Abstract
Sort
His
Northern
Race
Elevation
Assist
Narendra Modi is a bubble. After elevation in his party, his first test was the Karnataka election. He failed miserably in that.
Jitin Prasada
Election
First
Party
Bubble
He
Failed
Test
His
After
Elevation
I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people.
Joseph Pulitzer
Life
People
Progress
My Life
Minds
Spent
Morals
Having
Noble
Journalism
Importance
Am
Influence
Regarding
Interested
Profession
Elevation
Deeply
If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character.
Matthew Simpson
Faith
Character
Knowledge
Power
Must
Give
More
More Power
Through
How
How Much
Human
Gain
Agency
Then
Much
Elevation
I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.
Peter Zumthor
Money
Passion
Space
Think
Facade
About
Architectural
Making
Making Money
Creating
Elevation
Thing
Image
Each time we enter imaginatively into the life of another, it's a small step upwards in the elevation of the human race.
Susan Vreeland
Life
Time
Enter
Small
Step
Another
Human
Upwards
Race
Human Race
Each
Each Time
Elevation
The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand.
Thomas Huxley
Training
Section
Eye
Has-Been
Admirable
Pot
Had
Make
Been
Hand
Pint
Child
Accuracy
Accurate
Taught
Plan
Who
Elevation
I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what I considered to be an honest duty, but I have been mistaken; my motives have been misconstrued and my feelings grossly betrayed.
Zachary Taylor
God
Me
Feelings
Duty
Presidency
Considered
Betrayed
Since
Mistaken
Knows
Been
Encounter
Motives
Expect
Did
Fulfill
Elevation
Honest
I see Obama as Sisyphus in the first four years. And nobody would speak about the size of the rock, or the elevation of the hill. All you hear people talk about is what he didn't do.
Bill Cosby
You
People
Speak
First
I See
Obama
Would
See
About
He
Nobody
Hill
Talk
Rock
Hear
Years
Hear People
Size
Elevation
Four