As an instrument for practical action law is responsive to the wisdom of its time which may be wrong but it carries forward sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion a memory of received values.
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
A half truth like half a brick is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.
All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse he may learn to enjoy it.
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste and amuses himself by applying it triumphantly wherever he travels.
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along but I am the river it is a tiger that devours me but I am the tiger it is a fire that consumes me but I am the fire.
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.
I understand why society especially American society is gravitating toward fairy tales given our economy. We've been exploring the world of witches and wizards for years. We've been exploring the world of vampires for years. Clearly the public - I mean I feel like all of this was ushered in by 'Harry Potter' - in my own fannish beliefs.