#recede

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. ↗

— Robert Burton

#devil #farthest #feed #fullest #general

If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage. ↗

— Katharine Graham

#as far as #denied #facts #failed #far

Teenagers have more intense reading experiences because they've had fewer of them. It's like the first time you fall in love. You have a connection to that first person you fell in love with because it was so intense and unprecedented. ↗

— John Green

#connection #experiences #fall #fell #fewer

I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#based #biography #entirely #expectation #had

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers. ↗

— Cecil Frank Powell

#also #am #case #conscious #great

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#believes #convictions #doubts #great #precede

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right. ↗

— John Avlon

#calling #comparing #him #hitler #important

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. ↗

— Ted W. Engstrom

#far #must #pain #persevere #precede

Your future takes precedence over your past. Focus on your future, rather than on the past. ↗

— Gary Ryan Blair

#future #over #past #precedence #rather

The film's dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. ↗

— Edward Dmytryk

#dramatic #editing #film #mere #over