Curdie The Quotes & Sayings

I should like to remark, for the sake of princes and princesses in general, that it is a low and contemptible thing to refuse to confess a fault, or even an error. If a true princess has done wrong, she is always uneasy until she has had an opportunity of throwing the wrongness away from her by saying: 'I did it; and I wish I had not; and I am sorry for having done it.' So you see there is some ground for supposing that Curdie was not a miner only, but a prince as well. Many such instances have been known in the world's history. — George MacDonald

You can't always pick where you fight, or who you fight ... or even ... how you fight. But do the picking ... whenever you can. — Cinda Williams Chima

That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean."
"Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense? — George MacDonald

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home. — John Stuart Mill

Then the great old, young, beautiful princess turned to Curdie.
'Now, Curdie, are you ready?' she said.
'Yes ma'am,' answered Curdie.
'You do not know what for.'
'You do, ma'am. That is enough. — George MacDonald

I want to learn how to play an instrument. I want to break a world record. I'm just a very determined, motivated type of person. — Alyson Stoner

Don't go any farther, Miss Marina," warned Stanley, a half-grin on his face. " 'Tempt ye not the dragon's wrath when his claws are yet to retreat.' Dragon claws ya just can't mess with. — Kenzie Kovacs-Szabo

But it was little to Curdie that men who did not know what he was about should not approve of his proceedings. — George MacDonald

In the end I didn't know who I was crying for, but it was something my body wanted to do, as though trying to digest grief. — Simon Van Booy

more I have seen the count go out in his lizard fashion. — Bram Stoker

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race. — Eugene McCarthy

You said I'm a god. Bring me down from heaven. I ... I want you to see me as a man. — Jaejoong

You must give him time,' said her grandmother;'and you must be content not to be believed for a while. It is very hard to bear; but I have had to bear it, and shall have to bear it yet. I will take care of what Curdie thinks of you in the end. You must let him go now. — George MacDonald

I was never a Lime Wire guy because it's too much hassle to find the song. — Trent Reznor

In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. — Hans Hofmann

Abiding and obeying gives our lives purpose because it is in the midst of these activities that God works in and through us to do His work. — Wendy Blight

Could you not give me some sign, or tell me something about you that never changes, or some other way to know you, or thing to know you by?" - "No, Curdie: that would be to keep you from knowing me. You must know me in quite another way from that. It would not be the least use to you or me either if I were to make you know me in that way. It would be but to know the sign of me - not to know me myself. — George MacDonald

did I not tell you to tell your father and mother that you were to set out for the court? And you know that lies to the north. You must learn to use far less direct directions than that. You must not be like a dull servant that needs to be told again and again before he will understand. You have orders enough to start with, and you will find, as you go on, and as you need to know, what you have to do. But I warn you that perhaps it will not look the least like what you may have been fancying I should require of you. I have one idea of you and your work, and you have another. I do not blame you for that - you cannot help it yet; but you must be ready to let my idea, which sets you working, set your idea right. Be true and honest and fearless, and all shall go well with you and your work, and all with whom your work lies, and so with your parents - and me too, Curdie,' she added after a little pause. — George MacDonald

PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought. — Ambrose Bierce