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«I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet»
«Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.»
«In case you failed to notice, in case you failed to see, this is my heart, bleeding before you, this is me down on my knees.»
«And oh, what a mercy it is that these women do not exercise their powers oftener! We can't resist them, if they do. Let them show ever so little inclination, and men go down on their knees at once: old or ugly, it is all the same. And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the darlings are like the beasts of the field, and don't know their own power. They would overcome us entirely if they did.»
«If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.»
«Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees»
Author: Swedish Proverb | Keywords: knees
«I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.»
«Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.»
«Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent?»
«Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.»
Author: Euripides | Keywords: fasting, knees

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