Overwriting Hard Quotes & Sayings

Adam was the image of God, he was man and woman, and yet neither of them before his Eve, but a masculine virgin in peculiar love, full of chastity and purity. — Jakob Bohme

Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.] — George Herbert

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference. — Meryl Streep

I'd thought he was stars and then I'd thought he was a fox. I had thought I'd been alone, but I hadn't. — Beth Kephart

The first is, If they have anything good in their house (which indeed very seldom happens) to produce it only to persons who travel with great equipages. 2dly, To charge the same for the very worst provisions, as if they were the best. And lastly, If any of their guests call but for little, to make them pay a double price for everything they have; so that the amount by the head may be much the same. The — Henry Fielding

For me, my 'X' replaced the white slave master name of 'Little' which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed on my parental forebears. — Malcolm X

Humans remain entirely atmosphere dependent, so there is no choice but to respond to extreme climatic behaviour and its many effects. — Peter Garrett

To obtain a knowledge of duty, a man is not sent away, outside of himself, to ancient documents; for the only rule of faith a practice, the Word, is very nigh him, even in his heart, and by this word he is to try all documents. — Theodore Parker

But then we so rarely understand the value of what we possess until it's gone. — Karen Marie Moning

It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise. — Sebastian Coe

In the wealthier countries a mediocrity that hides the horrors of the rest of the world has prevailed. — Elena Ferrante