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It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one of these two sides, to find the other: given the upper, to find the under side.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.

If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.

Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.

I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Kindness is seen as weakness and intelligence worshiped, even when that intelligence allows unfathomable injustice and suffering to occur under its smart watch.

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it.

When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.

I try to stay under the radar.

America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia.

Be like Curious George, start with a question and look under the yellow hat to find what's there.

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it.

I'd had episodes before, but I swept them under the carpet. This time, I couldn't do that because everyone knew. I got on with the hard work of getting better and haven't had a blip in almost 10 years.

The road to success is always under construction.