Accustomed Quotes

382 quotes by 331 authors

During the four days of the storm, I became accustomed to the soft light of lamps and candles and grew to like it. When the… — Damon Knight
Nagasaki destroyed by the magic of science is the nearest man has yet approached to the realization of dreams that even during the safe immobility… — J. G. Ballard
Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have — Martin Luther King, Jr.
They [the Persians] are accustomed to deliberate on matters of the highest moment when warm with wine; but whatever they in this situation may determine… — Herodotus
Those who are accustomed to judge by feeling do not understand the process of reasoning, because they want to comprehend at a glance and are… — Blaise Pascal
It is not unknown for fathers with a brace of daughters to reel off their names in order of birth when summoning the youngest, and… — Alan Bradley
The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by… — Adam Weishaupt
He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but "The woman whom… — Dorotheus of Gaza
The colored man has been accustomed all his life to lean on the white man, and if a good officer is placed over him, he… — Ulysses S. Grant
After they had accustomed themselves at Rome to the spectacles of the slaughter of animals, they proceeded to those of the slaughter of men, to… — Michel de Montaigne
The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered… — Hernando Cortes
Once slavery in America was not seen as radical. It became, instead, a revolutionary idea that slaves should be freed. When we have lived under… — Gerry Spence
Relationship is the mirror: see your face there. Always remember relationship is the mirror. If your meditation is going deep, your relationship will become different… — Rajneesh
It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist for example Vincent Van Gogh, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the… — Loren Eiseley
In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has… — Edmund Muskie
One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes us feel so helpless. We are so accustomed to relying upon words… — Richard J. Foster
We have a dangerous trend beginning to take place in our education. We're starting to put more and more textbooks into our schools. We've become… — Fisher Ames
BiomimicryÂ is innovation inspired by nature. In a society accustomed to dominating or 'improving' nature, this respectful imitation is a radically new approach, a revolution… — Janine Benyus
North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. It is not easy for somebody whoâ€™s escaped a totalitarian country to live in the… — Barbara Demick
I am indeed willing to acknowledge what I have done, an error and presumption. I will call it an error and presumption because I swerved… — Deborah Sampson

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