This immediate dependence of language upon nature, this conversion of an outward phenomenon into a type of somewhat in human life,... never loses its power to affect us. It is this which gives that piquancy to the conversation of a strong-natured farmer or backwoodsman, which all men relish.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul. A true conversion, a true Christ, is now, as always, to be made ...by the reception of beautiful sentiments.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I own I never really warmed To the reformer or reformed.... And yet conversion has its place Not halfway down the scale of grace.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In its purest sense, nicknaming is an elitist ritual practiced by those who cherish hierarchy. For preppies it's a smoke signal th...at allows Bunny to tell Pooky that they belong to the same tribe, while among the good ole boys it serves the cause of masculine dominance by identifying Bear and Wrecker as Alpha males.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to... tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Imagination is a valuable asset in business and she has a sister, Understanding, who also serves. Together they make a splendid te...am and business problems dissolve and the impossible is accomplished by their ministrations.... Imagination concerning the world's wants and the individual's needs should be the Alpha and Omega of self-education.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The great danger of conversion in all ages has been that when the religion of the high mind is offered to the lower mind, the lowe...r mind, feeling its fascination without understanding it, and being incapable of rising to it, drags it down to its level by degrading it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that the... less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »