#sense

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. ↗

— Hesiod

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There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion. ↗

— Tommy Hilfiger

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When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything. ↗

— Anita Hill

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Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

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There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

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Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through them making a collage yourself. In that sense, everyone sees something a bit different. ↗

— David Hockney

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Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of God, but in the sense that ministers derive their authority from Christ, and not from the people. ↗

— Charles Hodge

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I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe. ↗

— Eric Holder

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