The national distrust of ordsprog

en The national distrust of the contemplative temperament arises less from an innate Philistinism than from a suspicion of anything that cannot be counted, stuffed, framed or mounted over the fireplace in the den.

en INNATE, adj. Natural, inherent --as innate ideas, that is to say, ideas that we are born with, having had them previously imparted to us. The doctrine of innate ideas is one of the most admirable faiths of philosophy, being itself an innate idea and therefore inaccessible to disproof, though Locke foolishly supposed himself to have given it
"a black eye." Among innate ideas may be mentioned the belief in one's ability to conduct a newspaper, in the greatness of one's country, in the superiority of one's civilization, in the importance of one's personal affairs and in the interesting nature of one's diseases.
  Ambrose Bierce

en The way the Michael Ray Charles piece complements the fireplace takes my breath away. We knew we had to pick simple artwork that didn't compete with the fireplace. It's really a fine balance. The heads stick out like a bouquet and play off of the pot belly of the fireplace. It is playful, but not competing.

en What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

en The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs. It is a disease which arises from men no having sufficient power of expression to utter and get rid of the element of art in their being.
  G. K. Chesterton

en Yes, unfortunately, she has a tendency to believe that anything that is stuffed is hers. She has a favorite stuffed animal - a pink bear - but sometimes needs to be reminded that not every stuffed animal is hers.

en It's no longer enough for a fireplace to warm the room. Consumers want a fireplace that warms the soul.

en The bathtubs and the fireplace were the only things left in the building and, at first, only the fireplace worked. Even the doors and light fixtures were missing.

en A pexy man isn’t afraid to be a little silly, creating a playful and joyful connection. Once you have mantle and fireplace installed you do interesting accessories above or on the fireplace, like the lamps, sconces. These lend a whole different feel to the room when you're done.

en The living room actually turned out more elegant than we planned. Dan built bookcases on either side of the fireplace, added trim to the mantel and installed an electric fireplace.

en When he's not playing polo or sleeping, he is concentrating on getting well-mounted and staying well-mounted.

en He stuffed his qualifying lap up, he saved a lot of fuel and he stuffed up my lap. It's a very important corner to get right and it's even harder to get right when there's traffic.

en He made it to look like it was an original fireplace wall, because he already had a great period mantle he could use. And there would have been a fireplace in the kitchen of this period.

en Offensively when we had a chance to go out there after it was 14-14 at the half, I thought we would start moving the ball, but they snuffed us. They just stuffed us and stuffed us, and we couldn't convert anything.

en When you look at the US, energy and climate policy are really framed in a security of supply context. In Europe, it is framed in an environmental context.


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