William Lyon Mackenzie King
Politician
"Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain."
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Strain
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Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain."
Florence King
Author
"Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in."
Emile M. Cioran
Philosopher, Essayist
"To accomplish nothing and die of the strain"
William Wordsworth
Poet
"When his veering gait And every motion of his starry train Seem governed by a strain Of music, audible to him alone."
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"... there are spines to which the immobility of worship is not a strain."
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"Everybody strains after happiness, and the result is that nobody's happy."
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"Strain every nerve to gain your point."
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"marriage is a great strain upon love."
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