#dreadful

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. ↗

— John Donne

#called #canst #death #die #dost

The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#countryside #does #dreadful #london #lowest

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

#anything #briefing #dreadfully #function #i

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. ↗

— Buddha

#doubt #dreadful #friendships #habit #hurts

I just think my body can't handle it any more. I did try a little drink a while back, and I was actually physically ill. I went into an immediate depression, and felt awful, just dreadful. So that's it. I'm over it now. ↗

— Ron Wood

#any #awful #back #body #depression

The worst thing about this war is the chance it gives these dreadful little persons, the chance to make themselves important. ↗

— Arthur Wimperis

#chance #dreadful #gives #important #little

Television doesn't want to admit it has those dreadful roach ads on anyway. ↗

— Michael O'Donoghue

#ads #anyway #dreadful #roach #television

It was dreadful. They tried to put the little redhead in a cage. ↗

— Sarah Ferguson

#dreadful #little #put #redhead #tried

All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some cases even starved to death. ↗

— Ernest Thompson Seton

#barren #cases #consequence #death #dreadful

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#dreadful #integrity #knowledge #useless #weak