Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.
John Nelson Darby

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.
Noel Coward

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
Ovid

No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.
Bram Stoker

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put me in the business, a guy from my home town, a dear friend who we just lost a couple of months ago.
Dick Van Dyke

Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave.
Jessamyn West

Now I have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear child, now comes death.
Franz Lehar

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
Aristotle

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
Wallace Stevens

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

That's metaphysics, my dear fellow. It's forbidden me by my doctor, my stomach won't take it.
Boris Pasternak

That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.
Lynn Johnston

The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.
Samuel Richardson

The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.
Dodie Smith

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect guide the way we gather information in the United States.
John Ashcroft

The next summer, 1794, corn grew dear, and distress began in our land.
Joanna Southcott

The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.
Adolf Loos

The shameful never have dear friends.
Isaac de Benserade

The stage is near and dear to me.
Bela Lugosi