From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing for ever.
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Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.
quote by Marquis de Sade
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Isabella: That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
line from Measure for Measure, Act II, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare (1604)
Submitted by Dan Costinaş
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Singing By Myself (Revised)
A gratifying result combining temperament
chart with personality type - seem to have
been choleric and sanguine before but the
experience of years abated it to tolerance -
a phlegmatic trait; and melancholic - arts
and music are my life
Not sanguine, a cheerful attitude at work
conceals emotions, no choleric desire to take
charge of others, what a relief, it is disastrous
not meeting expectations: at school I played
and sang for mom - singing in choirs is great,
but mingling with others is not;
I love songs but cannot perform on stage;
without mom I am an a-social melancholic;
remaining behind scenes, singing by myself
shocked by paraphrase ignoring rhythm and
sound, only meaning and grammar taken
into consideration -
Ironically music is the love of my life and not
my income source - while translating offers
musical lines of many languages, creating lyrics
for songs I can sing along, keeping my melodic
spirit alive until enjoying the raw delight of
musical poetry…
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Combined temperament chart with personality
type, gratifying result - I seemed choleric and
sanguine before but after years of experience
prove to be tolerant - a phlegmatic trait; and
melancholic - arts and music my life
I'm not sanguine, a cheerful attitude at work
hide my emotion, no choleric desire to take
charge of others - what a relief, life seemed
a disaster not meeting expectations: at
school I played and sang for mom
Singing in choirs is great, but mingling with
others is not; I love songs but cannot per-
form on stage; without mom I am an a-
social melancholic; remaining behind
the scenes, singing by myself
Shocked by translation ignoring rhythm and
sound, only meaning and grammar taken
into account - why should music be the
love of my life - yet cannot be my
source of income - luckily
Translating offers the musical lines of many
languages, creating lyrics for songs, I can
sing along, keep my musical spirit alive
until enjoying the delight
of music in poetry…
poem by Margaret Alice Second
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Withdraw
Withdraw deep into your sea
Coral reefs of red gold
Remember every exotic flower
Savor vulnerable violins
Sorrow blows in the wind
The men of knowledge revel
They revel with our world
We must say goodbye
We must separate like dawn
Shine my darling and never tarnish
Shells of smooth praise
No razors edge
No war
Cry like Saint Teresa
I know you see my collateral damage
Somehow the temple is being built
I love you like art
I love you like thirst
Perfection is simply not of this world
The bells toll like extra terrestrials
We must withdraw to begin
poem by Joseph Narusiewicz
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If you stash, you have something to withdraw.
If the judge is against you, you should withdraw the complaint.
There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
quote by Baltasar Gracian
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The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw.
I will withdraw to my fortress, and after the slaughter, I will restore order.
quote by Ion Antonescu
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We are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself.
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
quote by Baltasar Gracian
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When your hand is in the dog's mouth, withdraw it gently.
We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home.
quote by John McCain
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To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.
quote by Lord Byron
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The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.
quote by Brent Scowcroft
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Thirty-six plans of how to win the battle are not so good as one plan to withdraw from the fight.
If America would withdraw from South Korea, there could be a power struggle between such as China and Japan.
quote by Kim Dae Jung
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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
quote by Miguel De Cervantes
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