#sit

I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty. ↗

— Alben W. Barkley

#i #lord #mighty #rather #seats

No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man. ↗

— Bernard Barton

#absolute #absolute necessity #age #below #beneath

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do. ↗

— Clara Barton

#economy #fail #fortune #hand #life

Wallow too much in sensitivity and you can't deal with life, or the truth. ↗

— Neal Boortz

#life #much #sensitivity #too #too much

I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on. ↗

— John Barton

#aside #cannot #even #failed #give

I'm not really sure what people's preconceived notions are. I don't look at the gossip websites - it's unhealthy and I think it's a large part of what drives people in L.A. crazy. ↗

— Mischa Barton

#drives #gossip #i #i think #large

It must inquire not merely about the circumstances of the time in general, but in particular about the writer's position with regard to these things, the interests and motives, the leading ideas of his literary activity. ↗

— Ferdinand Christian Baur

#activity #circumstances #general #his #ideas

When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity. ↗

— Martha Beck

#curiosity #genuine #meet #people #real

The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#capable #course #cup #economic #exceptional

All sensitive people agree that there is a peculiar emotion provoked by works of art. ↗

— Clive Bell

#art #emotion #peculiar #people #provoked