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«Nothing more detestable does the earth produce than an ungrateful man»
«Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.»
Author: Richard Steele, Sr.
| About:
Beauty
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atone, atones, detestable, modesty, ungraceful, wit, without modesty, with modesty
«I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so»
Author: Romain Rolland
(Writer)
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War
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detestable, participated, participates, participating, praise
«Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, yet in certain circumstances it can prove dangerous, as when through excess the soul is made sick with venial sin, or through the violation and perversion of its primary end, killed by mortal sin; such perversion, detestable in proportion to its departure from the true order, being always mortal sin, for it is never lawful to exclude the primary end of marriage which is the procreation of children.»
Author: St. Francis de Sales
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departure, detestable, in proportion to, marital, mortal sin, perversion, perversions, procreation, venial, venial sin, violation, violations
«Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.»
«Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.»
«LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper. In his character of editor he is closely allied to the blackmailer by the tie of occasional identity; for in truth the lickspittle is only the blackmailer under another aspect, although the latter is frequently found as an independent species. Lickspittling is more detestable than blackmailing, precisely as the business of a confidence man is more detestable than that of a highway robber; and the parallel maintains itself throughout, for whereas few robbers will cheat, every sneak will plunder if he dare.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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blackmail, blackmailed, blackmailer, confidence man, detestable, functionaries, functionary, highway, infrequently, in truth, maintains, occasional, parallel, plunder, sneak, sneaking, Truth The
«Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself»
«Publicity in women is detestable. Anonymity runs in their blood. The desire to be veiled still possesses them. They are not even now as concerned about the health of their fame as men are, and, speaking generally, will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it.»
Author: Virginia Woolf
(Writer)
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anonymity, detestable, irresistible, publicity, signpost, signposts, tombstone, veiled
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