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prolong
«He who must expend his life to prolong life cannot enjoy it, and he who is still seeking for his life does not have it and can as little enjoy it.»
«Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the average life of mankind by only a few hours, or even a few days, then the scientist, too could aspire»
Author: Antoine Lavoisier
(Chemist)
| Keywords:
afflict, aspire, diminish, human species, prolong, routes, well-being
«Do you not see even stones yield to the power of time, lofty towers fall to decay, and the rocks molder away? Temples and statues of the gods go to ruin, nor can the gods themselves prolong their date or get reprieve from fate»
Author: Lucretius
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Gods Themselves, lofty, molder, moldered, prolong, reprieve, temples, The Gods Themselves, The Rocks, towers, to the power
«I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong it's reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
| Keywords:
aggregated, Corporations, corruption, endeavor, enthrone, enthroned, enthrones, era, eras, higher power, high hand, prejudices, prolong, prolongs, reign, reigning, republic, The Corporation, The Republic
«But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; / I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.»
«For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.»
«He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.»
«It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.»
«I believe that more unhappiness comes from this source than from any other - I mean from the attempt to prolong family connections unduly and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so.»
Author: Samuel Butler
| Keywords:
artificially, connections, hang together, prolong, unduly, unhappiness
