#hand

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness. ↗

— Herman Melville

#either #grief #hands #idleness #man

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#black #every #flag #hands #his

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#fighters #hands #kiss #prize #reminds

Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy. ↗

— Richard Morris

#been #had #handmaid #liturgy #music

You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition. ↗

— Richard Morris

#catholic #churches #consistent #count #country

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#babies #body #done #handle #income

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#handle #how #more #must #nothing

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#brilliant #doing #enjoy #great #hand

On the other hand, at some level the mass of unresolved issues in Northern Ireland does influence the fact that there are so many good writers in the place. ↗

— Paul Muldoon

#fact #good #hand #influence #ireland

The first pages of memory are like the old family Bible. The first leaves are wholly faded and somewhat soiled with handling. But, when we turn further, and come to the chapters where Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise, then, all begins to grow clear and legible. ↗

— Max Muller

#banished #begins #bible #chapters #clear