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"They resented the patronage they depended upon."
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"I could no sooner deny him that I could stop breathing."
"When the "evil day" comes, we do not have to be dependent upon the circumstances around us, but rather on the resources of God!"
"She was crazy but he needed her. Oh I am in so much trouble he thought, and stared blindly up at the ceiling as the droplets of sweat began to gather on his forehead again."
"It is beyond my human strength. So, I depend on divine power."
"I cannot live without you. For to attempt to do so would be to rob both of us of each other, and that is thievery of the greatest sort."
"At this moment God might not necessarily be a necessity, but know that His absence will of necessity eventually result in His necessity."
"The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality."
"The vehicle depends upon its fuel to operate effectively."
"Being dependent on this world will lead to betrayal. It will deceive us at the right time. It is better to depend on a pillow, at least it will not move away from us at the right time. The one that is living will move away."
"I was passive by nature. I had always been. Arguing felt unnatural and uncomfortable. I was always agreeing even when I didn't really, instinctively looking for ways to forfeit power, to become more dependent, to be taken care of. I realized how intensely Icecap reminded me of Jacob. They were similar, both diligent and harsh in their judgments-and my big brother's sureness had always comforted me.But as I ran on sore legs to keep up with Icecap, my tendency toward silence stressed me."
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"How much does a man's effort depend upon the age in which his work is cast? Pope Clement VII."
"Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill."
"A minister's (cabinet member's) function was not to DO the work but to see that it got done."
"He was always acting, always enveloping himself in artificiality, perhaps to conceal the volcano within."
"Books are ... companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. Books are humanity in print."
"In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record."
"No less a bold and pugnacious figure than Winston Churchill broke down and was unable to finish his remarks at the sendoff of the British Expeditionary Force into the maelstrom of World War I in Europe."
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