"Make a point" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... counsel," quoth Hug, earnestly—"not to pay the utmost attention to their briefs! For my part," he continued in a lower tone, "I make a point of reading every syllable in my brief, however ...
— Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. • Samuel Warren
... do very well; and if you will make a point ten miles south-west of Gibbs Hills light, I shall be exactly suited," added the detective, as he made a small cross on the sketch near the place where he desired to embark in ...
— Fighting for the Right • Oliver Optic
... not seen her Sabbath-day schools yet," continued the lady, "but I shall make a point of doing so ...
— Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope
... year they are on the mountains, though at Christmas-time they usually arrange to encamp somewhere in the vicinity of a church; for Christmas is a great event in the lives of the Lapps, since they profess Christianity, and if they are able to go to church at no other time of the year, they make a point of doing so at ...
— Peeps at Many Lands: Norway • A.F. Mockler-Ferryman
... make unnecessary and superfluous noises!" I think I should die of joy! Or how would it sound to hear her say, "Whenever you come in and find your sister irritable, don't simply take yourself out of her way. Look around and do something kind for her. Make a point of knowing what she likes and of doing it. Life is so much more monotonous for women than for men, you should be especially generous with your sister, so that some day you will make some sweet girl a ...
— From a Girl's Point of View • Lilian Bell
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