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«If one truly has lost hope, one would not be on hand to say so.»
Author: Eric Bentley | Keywords: on hand, say-so
«I love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation.»
«To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give»
«Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.»
«After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands»
«A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.»
«When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.»
«Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.»
«The Vedas are the oldest literary creations of man. Now the word 'literature' is used to connote writings scribbled while eager to find something to spend the time hanging on hand. They have no inner worth or significance; they destroy the traits of good character in the reader and implant bad attitudes and habits; they do not adhere to the path of Truth.»