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• When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude.

  William Wordsworth

  Business, Tired, Self

  William Wordsworth (1970). “The Prelude: Or, Growth of a Poet's Mind (text of 1805)”, p.24, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.

  Arthur Helps

  Beauty, Humility, Grace

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• No man ever did, nor ever shall, truly go forth to convert the nations, nor to prophesy in the present state of witnesses against Antichrist, but by the gracious inspiration and instigation of the Holy Spirit of God.... I know no other True Sender, but the most Holy Spirit.

  Roger Williams

  Inspiration, Men, Spirit

  Roger DAVIS, Roger Williams (2009). “On Religious Liberty: Selections from the Works of Roger Williams”, p.251, Harvard University Press

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• I'm sure that people must say about me, on the screen, 'Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes - again?

  Jeanette MacDonald

  Clothes, People, Take Me

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• Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Photography, Cost, World

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• During our stay in London for the first time I was able to establish personal contact with some of the organic chemists, whose work I knew and admired from the literature. I found them most gracious and helpful.

  George Andrew Olah

  Literature, London, Able

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• Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public.

  Jessica Mitford

  Dying, Macabre, Jokes

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• If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men.

  Archibald Alexander

  Children, Men, Miserable

  Archibald Alexander (1857). “Practical Truths”

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• My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.

  Horatio Nelson

  Country, Kings, Offending

  Horatio Nelson's letter to his mistress Lady Hamilton, 1800.

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• The Lord had been very gracious, and spoke peace to me in the time of my distress, and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly; at times I felt sharp reproof, but I did not get low enough to cry for help.

  John Woolman

  Peace, Helping, Cry

  John Woolman (1800). “The Works of J. Woolman”, p.22

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• Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

  E. M. Forster

  Rubbish, Literature, Logic

  E. M. Forster (2010). “Aspects of the Novel”, p.152, RosettaBooks

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• Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect.

  James Broughton

  India, France, Denmark

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• To me, a lady is not frilly, flouncy, flippant, frivolous and fluff-brained, but she is gentle, she is gracious, she is godly and she is giving. You and I have the gift of femininity... the more womanly we are, the more manly men will be and the more God is glorified. Be women, be only women, be real women in obedience to God.

  Elisabeth Elliot

  Real, Godly, Men

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• Isn't it interesting that God appears holy when he's gracious?

  Joseph Prince

  Interesting, Holy

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• God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator.

  Tullian Tchividjian

  Heart, Grace, Forgiving

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• Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me.

  John Betjeman

  Mistake, Bombs, Sake

  John Betjeman (2007). “Tennis Whites and Teacakes”, Hodder & Stoughton

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• On the neck of a young man sparkles no gem so gracious as enterprise.

  Hafez

  Men, Necks, Sparkle

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• All the ladies can feel sexy and have fun in my clothing and that makes me feel like I am offering something truly unique to the people who have been gracious enough to show me such love and support over the years.

  Jennifer Hudson

  Sexy, Fun, Unique

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• It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

  Tory Burch

  "Tory Burch" by Miranda Purves, www.elle.com. August 28, 2009.

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• How gracious those dews of solace that over my senses fall At the clink of the ice in the pitcher the boy brings up the hall.

  Eugene Field

  Fall, Drinking, Boys

  Eugene Field (2012). “The Works of Eugene Field: Second Book of Verse”, p.31, Cosimo, Inc.

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• How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given.

  Lucian

  Given, Position, Reluctant

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• I hope I'm as graceful and gracious as [my parents] are. It's hard for me to project how I'm gonna be if I make it to 86.

  George W. Bush

  Parent, Projects, Hard

  Source: www.aarp.org

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• Let this one great, gracious, glorious fact lie in your spirit until it permeates all your thoughts and makes you rejoice even though you are without strength. Rejoice that the Lord Jesus has become your strength and your song - He has become your salvation.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Hope, Song, Jesus

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• God has foreordained the works to which He has called you. He has been ahead of you preparing the place to which you are coming and manipulating all the resources of the universe in order that the work you do may be a part of His whole great and gracious work.

  G. Campbell Morgan

  Order, May, Resources

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• Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

  Knute Rockne

  Inspirational, Football, Losing

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