Beings

Famous quotes containing the word beings:

    Younger sisters are almost different beings from elder ones, but thank God it is quite and unaffectedly without repining or envy that I see my elder sister gad about and visit, etc.—when I rest at home.
    Frances Burney (1752–1840)

    ...what is prized by human beings is an abomination in the sight of God.
    Bible: New Testament, Luke 16:15.

    Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don’t notice whether it’s passing quickly or slowly.
    Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)