Ought Quotes · Page 94

Rome had Caesar, a man of remarkable governing talents, although it must be said that a ruler who arouses opponents to resort…

— Barbara Tuchman

We ought at all times to be very careful that high-mindedness shall never have place in our hearts.

— Joseph Smith, Jr

Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order…

— Adam Smith

They ought to put an amendment to the First Amendment that says there shall also be freedom of hearing.

— Tom Smothers

Waiving the rights of conscience, not included in the surrender implied by the social state, & more or less invaded by all…

— James Madison

Computers ought to help people find their own best path through lots of textual information.

— Mitch Kapor

Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that…

— Francis Cornford

The liberal appropriations made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded . .…

— James Madison

Art is rare and sacred and hard work, and there ought to be a wall of fire around it.

— Anthony Burgess

Science tries to answer the question: "How?" How do cells act in the body? How do you design an airplane that will…

— Warren Weaver

I've I call [Cardinal John O'Connor] from time to time and he calls me. And when I think there's something he ought…

— Nat Hentoff

It's not that you don't want to earn as much money as you can - it is your obligation, of course -…

— Barry Diller

The principle of the Constitution is that of a separation of legislative, Executive and Judiciary functions, except in cases specified. If this…

— Thomas Jefferson

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

— Diogenes

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true…

— John Calvin

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Can true repentance exist without faith? By no means. But although they cannot be separated, they ought to be distinguished.

— John Calvin

If your Bible tells you that gay people ought not be married in your church, don't tell them they can't be married…

— Julian Bond

Sometimes it seems to me I've known so many men that the FBI ought to come to me first to compare fingerprints.

— Mae West

Sophocles said he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were.

— Aristotle

Please, don't use a cornice as a doorstop. At least put it somewhere where people will have to look up at it.…

— Hugh Hardy

Where God takes such pains to teach, we ought to be at pains to learn.

— Charles Spurgeon

When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Islamophobia, in all its guises, seeks to minimise the importance of the individual and maximise the importance of the group. Yet our…

— Mohsin Hamid

Plain horse sense ought to tell us that anything that makes no change in the man who professes it makes no difference…

— Kevin DeYoung