I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice.
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The only angel who sees us now watches through each others eyes.
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Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration
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To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.
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What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if he is a painter, or his ears if he is a musician, or a lyre at every level of his heart if he is a poet, or, if he is merely a boxer, only his muscle? On the contrary, he is at the same time a political being, constantly alert to the heartrending, burning, or happy events in the world, molding himself in their likeness.
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In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.
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To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.
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I adore art.. When I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.
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My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.
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When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.
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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
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It's [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.
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Beauty itself doth of itself persuade, The eyes of men without an orator.
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The beautiful eyes of my cash-box.
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If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being
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She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies
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In reality, everyone is good in bed. Close eyes. Shutdown brain. Pause as necessary. Restart brain. Open eyes. What's there to not be good at? Bed is the one place where laziness is rewarded.
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She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front -- His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.
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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
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Body, remember not only how much you were loved Not only the beds you lay on, But also those desires glowing openly In eyes that looked at you Trembling for you in voices
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When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.
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Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
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He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes
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Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the situation to generate his courage. It is a part of his being and a standard approach to all life's challenges. Were all ethical in our own eyes. Although we are usually judged by our last worst act, we usually judge ourselves by our most noble deeds, our best intentions and our most virtuous traits. Character is not a fancy coat we put on for show, its who we really are.
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