In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see,… — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Copy Share Image
I support allowing gay couples to marry because of - not in spite of - my values. And many of those values… — Mark Udall Copy Share Image
O Lord! take my heart, for I cannot give it; and when Thou hast it, O! keep it, for I cannot keep… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
I was half asleep but I smiled. In spite of all his irritating qualities, I couldn't help liking a man who despised… — David Benioff Copy Share Image
Nothing works perfectly. The weather doesn't work perfectly. Because of sin in the world, nothing works perfectly. But in spite of that… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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I thought Mike Pence, upon reflection to me, came across a little bit like your favorite aunt who refuses, in spite of… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Nothing can touch the Word of God. Not all the powers of earth and hell, men and devils combined, can ever move… — Charles Henry Mackintosh Copy Share Image
When I first became famous in the United Kingdom it was helpful because it meant there wasn't a spite of 'this bloke's… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
Each one of us must ask how we contribute to the racist climate that seems only to grow stronger in spite of… — Wilton Daniel Gregory Copy Share Image
Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
With old liars who have been acting all their lives there are moments when they enter so completely into their part that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Do you want to be a gentleman, to spite her or to gain her over? Because, if it is to spite her,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
What is courage? This courage will not be the opposite of despair. We shall often be faced with despair, as indeed every… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
“[There are, in us] possibilities that take our breath away, and show a world wider than either physics or philistine ethics can… — William James Copy Share Image
Jonathan Wells has done us all - the scientific community, educators, and the wider public - a great service. In Icons of… — Dean H. Kenyon Copy Share Image
John Colman Wood's The Names of Things is a thoughtful, patient, and ultimately rewarding book. It's about, among many other things, the… — Peter Orner Copy Share Image
More than one branch of the avant-garde, claiming to break with the bourgeois vision and mode of production, remains tied to it… — Patrice Pavis Copy Share Image
The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If Nightcloud were a gentle, loving cat like Leafpool, or feisty and warmhearted like Squirrelflight, it would be easier to feel sorry… — Erin Hunter Copy Share Image
“Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
You have to not only live your life in spite of people who don't understand you, you have to have more fun… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years… — Patrick White Copy Share Image
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Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one's balance in spite of them. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings, and I did it… — Vincent Gallo Copy Share Image
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Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In spite of what most assume, it is surprisingly tough to make the mind and body work together as a unit. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Being fearless doesn't mean having an absence of fear. It means you press on in spite of fear. — Robin Parrish Copy Share Image
They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends… — Edward Lear Copy Share Image
We make ourselves fools to disport ourselves And spend our flatteries to drink those men Upon whose age we void it up… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Where my own mission is concerned, my thought is active, and I try to wish everyone well in spite of doubts and… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
They signed the unwind order just to spite each other,but laugh,laugh,laugh,Hayden, because if you ever stop laughing,it might just tear you apart… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
You and I who read and write books have very little effect upon language. We may think about it, write about it,… — Charlton Laird Copy Share Image
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