#earnest

And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to be considered by others, as utterly divested, now and during the rest of my life, of any such rights, the barbarous relics of a feudal, despotic system. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

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Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#enthusiasm #reason #tempered

You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

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My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence. ↗

— Janet Reno

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In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

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This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest. ↗

— Henny Youngman

#chicago #earnest #ernest #frank #man

A man must earnestly want. ↗

— William Frederick Book

#man #must #want

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point. ↗

— Charles Horton Cooley

#earnestly #life #particular #penetrate #point

The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary. ↗

— Lajos Kossuth

#commanders #constitution #earnestly #fidelity #hungarian

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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