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Letter "A" » astray
«It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.»
«Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.»
«It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.»
«If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.»
«Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.»
«If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.»
Author: Confucius
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arbitrariness, astray, confusion, deteriorate, deteriorated, deteriorates, deteriorating, helpless, hence, morals, undone
«One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
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astray, coldness, lead astray
«If the floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed was encased with rubies, and if heavenly beauties, their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me with sensual gestures of love - seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind.»
«If I were to become an emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a throne, issuing commands and collecting taxes - O Nanak, all of this could pass away like a puff of wind. Seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind.»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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astray, collecting, commands, emperor, issuing, pass away, puff
«If we take the opinion of experts of that field and follow his advises there are every chances of accomplishing that work easily and without much problem. Therefore we should follow such a path that leads to happiness and where there is no fear of going astray.»
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