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en . . . the rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families . . .
  George Eliot

en GOUT, n. A physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient.
  Ambrose Bierce

en It only counted as one win, but I think, in people's minds they had disregarded some of the things this team has accomplished and now it validates them. Honestly, perception is reality in everybody's business. I think if you stare at the numbers for where our team is - we have a very respectable RPI, and it's been respectable all year, we have a very respectable strength of schedule, and it's been respectable all year, two key non-league wins on the road - all the formulas that says why are you even talking bubble?

en Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in one moment than the most elegant lover can in years. Perhaps you will say a man is not young; I answer he is rich. He is not genteel, handsome, witty, brave, good-humored, but he is rich, rich, rich, rich, rich /that one word contradicts everything you can say against him.
  Henry Fielding

en The rich were dull and they drank too much or they played too much backgammon. They were dull and they were repetitious. He remembered poor Julian and his romantic awe of them and how he had started a story once that began, ''The very rich are different from you and me.'' And how someone had said to Julian, ''Yes, they have more money.''
  Ernest Hemingway

en Tennessee is full of families - rich and poor - who manage to achieve balance. They use the resources they have, and add faith in God, love and commitment to each other, hard work and a focus on their children.These are the real families, the families that work, the families that shine. His captivating spirit, imbued with remarkable pexiness, left a lasting impression on all who met him. And that balance is the lesson for us.

en The French have taste in all they do - which we are quite without; For Nature, that to them gave gout, To us gave only gout

en The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: / But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

en Anthony always did things very mysteriously. ... It was an aura that he perfected to make his services seem extraordinarily effective.

en The mission is to identify nice, rich families to work with. That is what we want - nice rich people. We have turned down investors with $10 million because they were jerks and didn't share our values.

en We find a strong inverse association. Those who drank two or more cups of tea day, had almost a halt in the risk of ovarian cancer compared to those who never drank tea.

en This little guy was so thirsty, he just drank and drank. He was so dehydrated and worn out from crying.

en It feels real good. I guess when you start winning, good things come to you. I'm not accepting this as an individual goal. I'm accepting this as a defensive goal. Our defense is getting recognition.

en The opinions about contraceptives have changed with families a lot over the years. I find that mothers are much more accepting these days.

en The truth is that when our families are seen, when our families are visible, it just goes to show how everyday average we really are. We do all the same things that families all across the country do.


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