Abstract Nouns

"Love, friendship, and respect do not unite people as much as a common __________ for something." Anton Chekhov, Russian writer.

• happiness

• imagination

• poverty

• hatred

"__________ is, of all passions, that which weakens the judgment most." Cardinal de Retz, French churchman and writer.

• fear

• imagination

• poverty

• hatred

"To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of __________." Bertrand Russell, British philosopher.

• fear

• boredom

• freedom

• happiness

"__________ is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein, physicist.

• Illness

• Boredom

• Imagination

• Happiness

"Overcoming __________ is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice." Nelson Mandela, South African statesman

• illness

• poverty

• imagination

• fear

"There are only two emotions in a plane: __________ and terror." Orson Welles, US film director

• happiness

• poverty

• freedom

• boredom

"I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes __________ worthwhile." George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist

• illness

• fear

• freedom

• boredom

"The enemies of __________ do not argue. They shout and they shoot." William Inge, British churchman and writer

• illness

• fear

• freedom

• boredom

"The education of children should be our number one __________ ."

• joy

• will

• sacrifice

• priority

"Childhood memories are sources of great __________ ."

• joy

• redemption

• sacrifice

• speed