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Letter "D" » decorations
«Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in rerun.»
Author: John McCain
(Politician, Senator)
| About:
Glory,
Principles
| Keywords:
conceit, decoration, decorations, rely, rerun, reruns, valor
«He whose hands are clean does not like to hold an office; he who desires nothing cares not for bodily decorations; he who is only partially educated cannot speak agreeably; and he who speaks out plainly cannot be a deceiver.»
Author: Chanakya
(Politician, strategist, Writer)
| Keywords:
cares, cleanest, deceivers, decorations, desires, speaks
«Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over»
Author: Ernest Hemingway
| About:
Architecture,
Poetry,
Prose
| Keywords:
architecture, baroque, decoration, decorations, Interior, interior decoration, prose
«An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience»
Author: Joseph Addison
(Dramatist, Essayist, Poet, Statesman)
| Keywords:
decoration, decorations, extravagantly, indolent
«It torments landlords, paupers and lovers of pleasure. It torments us through the sweet sounds of music and parties. It torments us through beautiful beds, palaces and decorations. It torments us through the darkness of the five evil passions.»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib
| Keywords:
beds, decoration, decorations, Landlords, palaces, pauper, paupers, Sounds of, The Five, torments
«His Lotus Feet dwell in the minds of His devotees. Without the Transcendent Lord, all are plundered. I long for the dust of the feet of His humble servants. The Name of the True Lord is my decoration.»
«O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your decorations?»
«Only the rare individual will turn his full attention towards that divinity. Most people will see only the physical appearance of the chariot, its decorations and other such things as the fine raiment put on the sacred image inside, the costumes worn by the dancers and musicians, and all the sound and color of the festivities.»
Author: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Spiritual leader)
| Keywords:
chariot, costumes, decoration, decorations, musicians, The Chariot
«There will also be some people who concentrate their attention on the rituals of worship and the offerings being made, such as the breaking of coconuts, the waving of lamps and incense, and the devotion expressed through these rituals. The number of people with this kind of vision and interest will be much smaller than those who concentrate on the decorations, the dances and dramas and all the external paraphernalia associated with the festival.»
Author: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Spiritual leader)
| Keywords:
associated, break dancing, coconut, coconuts, decoration, decorations, dramas, lamps, paraphernalia, ritual dance
«He directs, He decides the dress and decoration, ?»
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