Chancery Pleasant Quotes & Sayings

Well, it was really very pleasant to see how things lazily adapted themselves to purposes. Here was this Mr Gridley, a man of a robust will, and surprising energy - intellectually speaking, a sort of inharmonious blacksmith* - and he could easily imagine that there Gridley was, years ago, wandering about in life for something to expend his superfluous combativeness upon - a sort of Young Love among the thorns - when the Court of Chancery came in his way, and accommodated him with the exact thing he wanted. There they were, matched, ever afterwards! Otherwise he might have been a great general, blowing up all sorts of towns, or he might have been a great politician, dealing in all sorts of parliamentary rhetoric; but, as it was, he and the Court of Chancery had fallen upon each other in the pleasantest way, and nobody was much the worse, and Gridley was, so to speak, from that hour provided for. — Charles Dickens

I can no longer live by thinking. — William Shakespeare

Talent is useful, but always keep your dagger sharp. — Amanda Quick

You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, But I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime. — Dan Barker

There are children born to be children, and others who must mark time till they can take their natural places as adults. — Mignon McLaughlin

Confucius said, "Before embarking upon a journey of revenge, dig two graves." I planned to dig seven. — Lili St. Germain

The military sowed a spirit of brotherhood in its members, by necessity as well as plan, and that spirit was a vengeful one when its ire was aroused. — Evan Currie

My body is an instrument for me to use. — Emmanuelle Beart

Never prove people right. Never prove them wrong. Prove instead that you make your own path in life. — Katina Ferguson

In the affluent society, no useful distinction can be made between luxuries and necessities. — John Kenneth Galbraith

Two of my favorite phrases to repeat to myself daily are 'Life is perfect' and 'I am grateful'. The more I do, the better I feel. Try it for yourself! — Hal Elrod