A Quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
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The young mouse's eyes snapped open, clear and bright. He swung the ancient sword high and struck at the giant adder. He struck for Redwall! He struck against evil! He struck for Martin! He struck for Log-a-Log and his shrews! He struck for dead Guosim! He struck as Methuselah would have wanted him to! He struck against Cluny the Scourge and tyranny! He struck out against Captain Snow's ridicule! He struck for the world of light and freedom! He struck until his paws ached and the sword fell from them!
These heavy troubles are heralds of weighty mercies.
Do not fret over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of weighty mercies.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
I really like the reggae concepts like the culture vibe. They speak on everything that's going on, they don't have limits. They speak on politics, they speak on life, they speak on the troubles of poverty, everything. The message, the melodies and the concepts of reggae music are unbelievable.
I go back and forth as to whether I think Nancy Pelosi's really this dumb or not. Although, every time I hear her speak I get closer and closer to concluding that she is this dumb.
Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light.
I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion of dazzling light came the autumnal tints.
People are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles.
Once a man gets a reputation as a liar, he might as well be struck dumb, for people do not listen to the wind.
He was struck dumb at the words though he should not be surprised; his wife kept him in a perpetual state of speechlessness.
When I did my first Hindi film, 'Sargam,' I had to play a dumb girl. Critics went to town saying that since I was a south Indian and didn't know how to speak Hindi, producers of the movie decided to make me play dumb.
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.
Democrats are dumb and Republicans are stupid, but the difference between dumb and stupid is dumb isn't funny. Dumb is when you say something and the whole room goes, 'What did he say?'
They see a blooper here and there, and they just think, 'Oh, he's dumb.' I mean, what can I do? I can't 'at' everyone on Twitter and tell them I'm not dumb. Because that looks dumb.
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