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Make hay while the sun shines.

Man must behave like a lighthouse; he must shine day and night for the goodness of everyman.

Man is the hunter; women are the game; those sleek and shining creatures of the chase. We hunt them for the beauty of their skins; they love us for it, and we ride them down.

Man in society is like a flow'r, Blown in its native bed. 'Tis there alone His faculties expanded in full bloom Shine out, there only reach their proper use.

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.

Man was sent into the world to be a growing and exhaustless force. The world was spread out around him to be seized and conquered. Realms of infinite truth burst open above him, inviting him to tread those shining coasts along which Newton dropped his plummet, and Herschel sailed,--a Columbus of the skies.

Many a crown shines spotless now that yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

Maybe we could learn a little lesson, maybe this all shine a little light, cause there's no healthy way to mess with the line between wrong and right.

Mary's role is to make Her Son Shine

May every day be a new beginning, and every dawn bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.

May your season shine with delight and surprise.

Meteors are not needed less than mountains: shine, perishing republic.

Masters of one art have mastered all because they have mastered themselves. With dominion over both mind and muscle, they demonstrate power, serenity, and spirit. They not only have talent for their sport, they have an expanded capacity for life. The experts shine in the competitive arena; the masters shine everywhere.

May our lives be born from the beauty of darkness, and shine with the possibility of light.

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All that wildness, all those laughs were like the shining silver and gold paper on packages, but there was nothing inside.

My body is but wax and wick for flame. When the candle burns out, the light shines elsewhere.

My Chevrolet shines like a marble floor. Baby keep it raw, have you modeled before?

Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!

Music is my way to shine back and express positive vibrations for a common healing. It's similar to farming, or surfing, or yoga. Before world peace, we have to have inner peace and music helps us get there.

My loss may shine yet goodlier than your gain When Time and God give judgment.

Nathan McEuen's light is shining bright. A fine singer, guitarist and an excellent songwriter. There is hope on the horizon.

Most people want to be seen or heard. You want to shine. That's my way of shining.

My daily affairs are quite ordinary; but I'm in total harmony with them. I don't hold on to anything, don't reject anything; nowhere an obstacle or conflict. Who cares about wealth and honor? Even the poorest thing shines. My miraculous power and spiritual activity: drawing water and carrying wood.

My light shines when things get really tough.

My style is not trendy by any means; my inner artists loves to shine through in my wardrobe.

Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company; and there are a hundred men sufficiently qualified for both who, by a very few faults, that they might correct in half an hour, are not so much as tolerable.

Never hide yourself! When you say something, don't be in the shadow; let everyone see you! Whatever you say always put your name under it! Be courageous enough not to use any mask; don't forget that hiding among the bushes is the affair of the cowards! Let the Sun shines on your face and everyman see you!

Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining.

No matter how you are feeling, get up every morning and prepare to let your light shine forth.

No matter how much tarnish you think is on the tabernacle of your heart, you still shine because of God's love.

New constellations of truth are daily discovered in the firmament of knowledge, and new stars are daily shining forth in each constellation.

Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter then ever.

No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine.

No Task will be so sordid and base, provided you obey your calling in it, that it will not shine and be reckoned very precious in God's sight.

O bees, sweet bees!" I said; "that nearest field Is shining white with fragrant immortelles Fly swiftly there and drain those honey wells.

No, you have to talk first. You wanted to talk. It means you say something and I respond and you talk back again. It's one of the human race's most shining achievements. It's called a conversation.

Of all faults the greatest is the excess of impious terror, dishonoring divine grace. He who despairs wants love, wants faith; for faith, hope, and love are three torches which blend their light together, nor does the one shine without the other.

Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.

Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.

Now, you mummy's darlings, get a rift on them boots. Definitely shine em, my little curly-headed lambs, for in our mob, war or no war, you die with clean boots on.

One can make a day of any size and regulate the rising and setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining.

Old politicians, like old actors, revive in the limelight. The vacancy which afflicts them in private momentarily lifts when, oncemore, they feel the eyes of an audience upon them. Their old passion for holding the centre of the stage guides their uncertain footsteps to where the footlights shine, and summons up a wintry smile when the curtain rises.

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.

One of the shining moments of my day is that when, having returned a little weary from an afternoon walk, I exchange boots for slippers, out-of-doors coat for easy, familiar, shabby jacket, and, in my deep, soft-elbowed chair, await the tea-tray.... [H]ow delicious is the soft yet penetrating odour which floats into my study, with the appearance of the teapot!... What a glow does it bring after a walk in chilly rain!

Once you sophisticate the in-betweens, your blacks and whites can take their solos and shine.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is a movie that I just find flawless. Jack Nicholson... I just saw 'The Shining' again the other day; he's so brilliant. He's such a brilliant actor, just unbelievable.

Our bodies don't know how to digest these 'food like' products resulting in stress and weight gain! Nourish your body with real foods and it will shine for you.

Only the Strong is a lushly atmospheric and passionately written piece of work, bursting with colorful characters that shine on every page.