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Letter "L" » lying in wait
«Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.»
«Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.»
«In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write.»
Author: Pearl S. Buck
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Writing
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«He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.»
Author: Sun Tzu
(Author, General)
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Enemies
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lying in wait, prudent, victorious, wait
«And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.»
«He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.»
«And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, / Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: / And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, / Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.»
Author: Bible
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Asia, befell, house-to-house, lying-in, lying in wait, profitable, testifying, the Greeks
«And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.»
«Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
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Pride
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lying-in, lying in wait, worthwhile
«Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| About:
Curiosity
| Keywords:
lying-in, lying in wait
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