"It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before……" — Abraham Lincoln

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• It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power to confess our national sins and to pray for… — Abraham Lincoln
• Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be… — Alice Childress
• [I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place… — Roger Bacon
• It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in… — Thomas Jefferson
• It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. — William Safire
• It behooves us unanimously and inviolably to observe the ecclesiastical traditions, whether codified or simply retained by the customary practice… — Peter Canisius
• It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in… — Grace Lee Boggs
• In the face of this approaching disaster, it behooves men and women not yet overcome by war madness to raise… — Emma Goldman
• It behooves us to accomplish what God requires of us, even when we are in the greatest despair respecting the… — John Calvin
• At this point in history when all things which concern man and the structure and elements of history itself are… — Karl Mannheim
• We usually do pay attention to our outer appearance, typically noticing whatever part of our bodies we are unhappy about.… — Jean Shinoda Bolen
• You will probably have but a short time to live. Before you launch into eternity, it behooves you to improve… — Thomas McKean

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