Prayer is not an act of worship merely, the bending of the knee on set occasions, and offering petitions in need. It… — Hugh Black Copy Share Image
Christ did not enchant men; He demanded that they believe in Him: except on one occasion, the Transfiguration. For a brief while,… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
The nearer we are to God, the less we will have occasions to cry or weep. The further we are from God,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is as well perhaps that this is not the first time I have been swept off my feet. In the days… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
The death of a child occasions a passion of grief and frantic tears, such as your end, brother reader, will never inspire. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
I have had the advantage of the opportunity to meet with Mr. Trump on several occasions. And my experience is that he's… — Kris Kobach Copy Share Image
Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place. — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
We escaped the last big bursting of a bubble - the dotcom bubble - with a relatively light U.S. recession. On that… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Judgement is the forbidden objectivization of the other person which destroys single-minded love. I am not forbidden to have my own thoughts… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what… — Barbara Pym Copy Share Image
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven,… — John Foxe Copy Share Image
A productive marriage requires falling in enjoy numerous occasions, usually with the identical man or woman. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Sometimes I try to beat other people's achievements but on many occasions I find it's better to beat my own achievements. That… — Ayrton Senna Copy Share Image
It was one of the occasions when Lymond asleep wrecked the peace of mind of more people than Lymond awake. — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail; and when you're a left-wing sorehead, everything is an occasion to damn the… — George Scialabba Copy Share Image
Aureliano not only understood by then, he also lived his brother’s experiences as something of his own, for on one occasion when… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Moral maxims are surprisingly useful on occasions when we can invent little else to justify our actions. — Alexander Pushkin Copy Share Image
Boswell's Johnson is the word made flesh... an extemporaneous man talking himself into the thick of every occasion (in a world ofoccasions… — Marvin Mudrick Copy Share Image
What is a good person? One who achieves tranquillity by having formed the habit of asking on every occasion, "what is the… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
I am struck here by the curious mixture of justice and injustice in our lives. We are blamed for our real faults… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
A man who drinks too much on occasion is still the same man as he was sober. An alcoholic, a real alcoholic,… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I try to stay on an even keel. I get really fired up on occasion, but staying relaxed and under control bodes… — Troy Glaus Copy Share Image
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and… — Thomas J. Sargent Copy Share Image
