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I am not a city boy, but Hanoi is always my city, and my favorite city, i got my first camera in 2008. I was shooting in my free time with friends ... I fell in love with Hanoi and all its charms. All the historical and cultural layers inspire me. – Bien Thuy Nguyen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
One of the charms of Yo-Kai Watch is how, since it takes place in modern times, it's easy to take the things we see day-to-day in our lives and put them in the game, from popular singers to the latest devices to whatever comedic bits are 'in' right now, Yo-Kai Watch is packed with all kinds of parody content. – Akihiro Hino	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Well, now, this is exactly my case. I am in love; and my sweetheart is LIBERTY. Be that heavenly nymph my companion, and these wilds and .Woods shall have charms beyond London and Paris in slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over me with his gilt coaches; nor his host of excise-men and tax-gatherers insulting and robbing me ; but to be my own master, my own prince and sovereign, gloriously preserving my national dignity, and 'pursuing my true happiness; planting my vineyards, and eating their lucious fruits; and sowing my fields, and reaping the golden grain: and seeing millions of ‘brothers all around me, equally free and happy as myself. “This, sir, is What I long for.” p. 155 ... On his return to Georgetown, he was asked by colonel Watson, why he looked so serious? I have cause, sir,” said he, “to look serious.” Watson What! has general Marion refused to treat?” No, sir.” “Well, then, has old Washington defeated sir Henery Clinton, and broke up our army ? No, sir, not that neither ; but worse.” “Ah! what can be worse?” Why, sir, I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water ; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!” It is said colonel Watson was not much obliged to him for this speech. But the young ofiicer was so struck with Marion’s sentiments, that he never rested until he threw up his commission, and retired from the service. ' p 156 – Francis Marion	added by anonymous 9 years ago
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether. – Martial	added by anonymous 9 years ago
People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues. – Elizabeth Gaskell	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. – William Congreve	added by anonymous 10 years ago
O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms? – William Cowper	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing. – Marcel Proust	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. – William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, Act 1 Scene 1	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there. – Edouard Manet	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The charms of a passing woman are usually in direct relation to the speed of her passing. – Marcel Proust	added by anonymous 13 years ago
I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms. – Giovanni Jacopo Casanova	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know. – Cowper	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Knowledge would be fatal, it is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things beautiful. – Oscar Wilde, The picture of Dorian Gray	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled. – Oliver Goldsmith	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.N.B. This quote is commonly misquoted as savage beast. – William Congreve	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The way you let your hand rest in mine, my bewitching Sweetheart, fills me with happiness. It is the perfection of confiding love. Everything you do, the little unconscious things in particular, charms me and increases my sense of nearness to you, identification with you, till my heart is full to overflowing. – Woodrow Wilson	added by anonymous 14 years ago
If the objects who serve us feel ecstacy, they are much more often concerned with themselves than with us, and our own enjoyment is consequently impaired. The idea of seeing another person experience the same pleasure reduces one to a kind of equality which spoils the unutterable charms that come from despotism. – Marquis de Sade	added by anonymous 14 years ago
It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't. – Mignon McLaughlin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. – William Congreve	added by anonymous 14 years ago

I am not a city boy, but Hanoi is always my city, and my favorite city, i got my first camera in 2008. I was shooting in my free time with friends ... I fell in love with Hanoi and all its charms. All the historical and cultural layers inspire me.

– Bien Thuy Nguyen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

One of the charms of Yo-Kai Watch is how, since it takes place in modern times, it's easy to take the things we see day-to-day in our lives and put them in the game, from popular singers to the latest devices to whatever comedic bits are 'in' right now, Yo-Kai Watch is packed with all kinds of parody content.

– Akihiro Hino

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Well, now, this is exactly my case. I am in love; and my sweetheart is LIBERTY. Be that heavenly nymph my companion, and these wilds and .Woods shall have charms beyond London and Paris in slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over me with his gilt coaches; nor his host of excise-men and tax-gatherers insulting and robbing me ; but to be my own master, my own prince and sovereign, gloriously preserving my national dignity, and 'pursuing my true happiness; planting my vineyards, and eating their lucious fruits; and sowing my fields, and reaping the golden grain: and seeing millions of ‘brothers all around me, equally free and happy as myself. “This, sir, is What I long for.” p. 155 ... On his return to Georgetown, he was asked by colonel Watson, why he looked so serious? I have cause, sir,” said he, “to look serious.” Watson What! has general Marion refused to treat?” No, sir.” “Well, then, has old Washington defeated sir Henery Clinton, and broke up our army ? No, sir, not that neither ; but worse.” “Ah! what can be worse?” Why, sir, I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water ; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!” It is said colonel Watson was not much obliged to him for this speech. But the young ofiicer was so struck with Marion’s sentiments, that he never rested until he threw up his commission, and retired from the service. ' p 156

– Francis Marion

added by anonymous
9 years ago

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.

– Martial

added by anonymous
9 years ago

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

– Elizabeth Gaskell

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

– William Congreve

added by anonymous
10 years ago

– William Cowper

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing.

– Marcel Proust

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

– William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, Act 1 Scene 1