Above Quotes
4277 quotes by 2887 authors
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And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people…
— Isaac Asimov
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Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
— Francis of Assisi
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This above all, to refuse to be a victim.
— Margaret Atwood
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
— Marcus Aurelius
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A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he…
— Irving Babbitt
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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and…
— Francis Bacon
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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
— Edward Abbey
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Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment…
— Honore de Balzac
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No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over…
— Charles Kendall Adams
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I live for those who love me, for those who know me true, for the heaven so blue above me, and the good that I…
— George Linnaeus Banks
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The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.
— Dave Barry
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No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
— Bruce Barton
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Rather, for all objects and experiences, there is a quantity that has optimum value. Above that quantity, the variable becomes toxic. To fall below that…
— Gregory Bateson
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It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema.
— Emmanuelle Beart
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It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and…
— Clive Bell
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PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products of your mind. The soul…
— Hans Bender
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Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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