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Letter "W" » withdraw
«If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students choose to withdraw, all the income of the college will be devoted to his education»
Author: Edward Everett
(Educator, Orator)
| About:
Education,
Study
| Keywords:
admitted, devoted, Examinations, This Boy, withdraw
«For we must consider that we shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword through the world.»
Author: John Winthrop
| Keywords:
byword, falsely, hill, The City of God, undertaken, withdraw, withdrawing, withdraws
«Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.»
Author: Baltasar Gracian
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
amended, amending, withdraw, withdrawing, withdraws
«Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.»
Author: Jean Cocteau
(Actor, Film Director, Novelist, Painter, Poet)
| About:
Alcohol,
Drugs,
Lies,
Myths
| Keywords:
alcohol, by any means, disguises, disposal, inaccuracy, myth, unable, withdraw, withdrawing, withdraws
«And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.»
«Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? / Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? / It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.»
«If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; / He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, / Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.»
«Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? / If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.»
«Last week I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement.»
«If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight.»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| Keywords:
at will, eternally, gained, Private Lives, theatricals, withdraw
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