Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Who can endure a doctrine which would allow only dentists to say whether our teeth were aching, only cobblers to say whether our shoes hurt us, and only governments to tell us whether we were being well governed?[C.S. Lewis] Quote:I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes -- and the stars through his soul.[Victor Hugo] Quote:For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail.[Benjamin Franklin] Quote:I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.[Oprah Winfrey] Quote:I cried because I had no shoes, 'till I met a man who had no feet. So I said, 'You got any shoes you're not using'?[Steven Wright] Quote:A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. [Mark Twain] Definitions of: shoeDefinition: A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.Definition: Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Definition: A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. Definition: A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. Definition: A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. Definition: The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. Definition: A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. Definition: The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. Definition: An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. Definition: An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. Definition: An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. Definition: A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib. Definition: The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile. |
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