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Child never allowed to give would surely become a self-indulgent adult, his happiness dependent upon whatever was put into his outstretched palm. — Lawana Blackwell

into the cell, put the basket down upon the magistrate's — Robert McCammon

Many who take up burdens come to resent being put upon. — Mason Cooley

Honor and duty will ride upon my shoulders till the day I die, like the old man of the sea, who once picked up can never be put dow. — Simon R. Green

The granting of prayer, when offered in the name of Jesus, reveals the Father's love to him, and the honor which he has put upon him. — Charles Spurgeon

If we must put our head into the lion's mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh! — Brandon Sanderson

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. — Thomas Henry Huxley

Every heart is the lair of a ferocious animal. The greatest wrong that you can put upon a man is to provoke him to let out his beast. — Ambrose Bierce

Human beings were put on the planet to depend upon their Creator and to worship their Creator at every point in every sphere of culture. — John Piper

Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you. — Ezra Taft Benson

Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him. — Vincent De Paul

The nature of technology depends very much upon what the public can be induced to put up with. — Joan Robinson

EXHORT, v.t. In religious affairs, to put the conscience of another upon the spit and roast it to a nut-brown discomfort. — Ambrose Bierce

If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him? — Neal A. Maxwell

The discipline in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority. — Bertrand Russell

If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. — Anonymous

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. — Moliere

If I was a Greek citizen I'd be out there trying to bring down this monstrosity that has been put upon those people. — Nigel Farage

Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say. — Napoleon Hill

Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them to fight our battles. — Charles Hamilton Houston

The moment you put someone on a pedestal they will look down upon you. The trick is respecting each other equally. — Teresa Mummert

Governments commit more crimes upon persons and property and contribute more to their insecurity than all [the] criminals put together. — Josiah Warren

Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours. — John Bunyan

Clothe yourself with wisdom like a robe, put knowledge upon you like a crown, and be seated upon the throne of perception.'90 — Margaret Barker

Excepting Will," Mrs. Bulloch amended. "Such an affront to put upon ye, Thomas! Yon man'll not enjoy heaven if he gets there." "He'll — D.E. Stevenson

Knowledge - like a nail - is made load-bearing by being driven in. If it's not driven deep enough, it will break when any weight is put upon it. — Kato Lomb

To put one brick upon another,
Add a third, and then a fourth,
Leaves no time to wonder whether
What you do has any worth. — Philip Larkin

Stay put in the hard places, and you'll eventually rest upon the mountaintop. — Kenneth E. Hagin

It's best make changes little by little, the same as you'd put clothes upon a growing child. — Lady Gregory

We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality. — Judy Garland

There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve an interest. — Jonathan Swift

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. — Ambrose Bierce

Pie in a bed of raw onions. Human skull looking put-upon.
Howl — Diana Wynne Jones

Perish the infamous doctrine that man can have property in man. Let us resent with indignation every effort to put a chain upon our minds. — Robert Green Ingersoll

God the Father and the Son don't wish you to remain blind. It is men that put blindness upon other people for the purpose of control and manipulation. — Sunday Adelaja

Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites. — Edmund Burke

An art machine is a system
whose parts when put in motion
act upon each other in such a way
as to cause you to see things differently — David Antin

Expect while reaching for the stars, people to whirl by with their dark clouds and storm upon you. — Anthony Liccione

Do you ever just want to beat the hell out of the woman?" Suzanne asked. Father Stearns released a heavy, much put-upon sigh. "Every day of my life. — Tiffany Reisz

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. — Sinclair Lewis

Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity. — Nelson Algren

Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you. — Ignatius Of Loyola

If he came upon us burning in the street, I don't think he'd piss on us to put us out. — Stephen King

Thou art in the end what thou art. Put on wigs with millions of curls, set thy foot upon ell-high rocks. Thou abidest ever
what thou art. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage. — Mahatma Gandhi

Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands. — Idries Shah

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. — Calvin Coolidge

The Soul's knowledge, which pertains only to you - should be acted upon today and put to good use. — Eleesha

Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! — Moses

What greater dignity can be put upon a mortal man, than to converse with his Maker, and to walk with God every day? — Thomas Watson

The face of Truth is not less fair and beautiful for all the counterfeit visors which have been put upon her. — Anthony Ashley Cooper

I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. — James Herriot

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree : you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say 'this we know'. — T. S. Eliot

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit. — Hesiod

If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance. — Epictetus

She never choose anything except her husband, her motherhood and her trust in God. The rest of it was put upon her and she bears it and does her best. — Susan Fletcher

They cannot put their stamp upon your soul — Sherryl Jordan

It would be really nice to be able to put out releases that wouldn't be conditional upon an album format, and just put out music in different ways. — Colin Greenwood

Neither do I think that I ever put any dishonour upon you. — Anne Hutchinson