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Letter "E" » exacting
«If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us.»
Author: Eugene Delacroix
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exacting
«In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.»
«The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer»
«What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is its exact opposite»
«We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.»
Author: Earl Nightingale
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earn, exact, exacted, exacting, exacts, idly, in service, justly, proportion, proportioned, receive, rewards, service, wish
«Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.»
Author: Ernest Hemingway
| About:
Death and dying,
Fear,
Wealth
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exact, exacted, exacting, exacts, increase, increases, proportion, wealth
«All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation.»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
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approximation, dominated, dominated by, exact, exacted, exacting, exacts, idea, science
«At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.»
«It is so much more difficult to live with one's body than with one's soul. One's body is so much more exacting: what it won't have it won't have, and nothing can make bitter into sweet.»
Author: D.H. Lawrence
(Essayist, Novelist, Poet)
| About:
Actors and acting
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exacting, live with
«Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
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conference, conferences, exact, exacted, exacting, exacts, reading
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