Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power,… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
“Poetry affords us a respite in which we may gather renewed strength for the old struggle to adapt ourselves to reality. —ROBERT… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“I suppose looking back on life, anyone's life, it amounts to this – everything that diverges from one's aim is a bloody… — Louis Zukofsky Copy Share Image
I do not wish to grow old, to outlive my illusions. Only a short respite from cares and sorrow, a brief time… — Anne Reeve Aldrich Copy Share Image
The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without… — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, the warming of the past 100 years has been a welcome respite from a long and deadly Little Ice… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I’ve always hated Mondays, the whole lot of them. Too much whiplash, snapping the tired masses to attention. God’s way, perhaps, of… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
The candle flame is too hot. It flickers and dances in the over-warm breeze, a breeze that brings no respite from the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My fave routine is The Roller Coaster. First of all it's a great way to get into a card trick, without stating… — Steve Valentine Copy Share Image
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. "Wretch,"… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
The worst of it is that I am perpetually being punished for nothing; this governor loves to punish, and he punishes by… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Sickness disgusts us with death, and we wish to get well, which is a way of wishing to live. But weakness and… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
It is not difficult to understand why the great God of heaven has reserved these special spirits for the final work of… — Vaughn J Featherstone Copy Share Image
For the first time in a long time I thought about Maman. I felt as if I understood why at the end… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day,… — Jean-Paul Marat Copy Share Image
“Forgive and forget is the divine ideal. Grappling with the hurt while biting your tongue and struggling to refuse justifiable vengeance―that's closer… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill thy Law's demands: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow,… — Augustus Toplady Copy Share Image
Love is an incurable malady like those pathetic states in which rheumatism affords the sufferer a brief respite only to be replaced… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
I liked books - the respite and privacy of them - books about plants and the formation of ice and the business… — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
“So what is scarce and rare? Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation.… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
At my worst, I even resented Nic because an addict, at least when high, has a momentary respite from his suffering. There… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
The human race will have no respite from evils until those who are really philosophers acquire political power or until, through some… — Plato Copy Share Image
As strenuous challenge or contemplative retreat, the parks and other units of the national lands offer welcome respite from the world, a… — T. H. Watkins Copy Share Image
Give yourself more opportunities for privacy, when you are not bombarded with duties and obligations. Privacy is not a rejection of those… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I like music because... its expressive, you can convey whatever you're thinking through a song. And it's the best respite for me… — Paolo Nutini Copy Share Image
Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
In [man's] mouth is ever the bittersweet taste of life and death, unknown to the trees. Without respite he is dragged by… — Hope Mirrlees Copy Share Image
The sicknesses of the soul have their ups and downs like those of the body; what we take to be a cure… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
To this day, I fondly recall the challenges of building a fire, pitching a tent, climbing a New England mountain, canoeing on… — Michael Eisner Copy Share Image
Our society values alert, problem-solving consciousness, and it devalues all other states of consciousness. Any kind of consciousness that is not related… — Graham Hancock Copy Share Image
The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Frequently what we say is rest is merely laziness. Our body requires respite and so does our mind and spirit. But a… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
“To salve the pains of consciousness, some people anesthetize themselves with sunny thoughts. But not everyone can follow their lead, above all… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without… — Wayne Swan Copy Share Image
Life seems to be a process of replacing one anxiety with another and substituting one desire for another--which is not to say… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for… — William Hague Copy Share Image
When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Any outside use of military power would at best furnish a temporary respite from the processes that we see playing out. We… — Paul R. Pillar Copy Share Image
Henceforth we will tackle our enemies that come face to face with us and we will not be stabbed in from behind… — Mengistu Haile Mariam Copy Share Image
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