Adversary Quotes

145 Adversary quotes by 124 unique authors

Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the… — Simone Weil
We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate… — Dallin H. Oaks
I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable greyness, with nothing underfoot, with… — Joseph Conrad
I am looking for the human who admits his flaws Who shocks the adversary By being kinder not stronger What would that be like? We… — Naomi Shihab Nye
He stared down at the golden curls of the Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Angel of the Bottomless Pit, Great Beast that is called Dragon, Prince… — Neil Gaiman
We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I did what all good Iriah dads do when faced with a worthy adversary..I said Ask your mother!! — Eoin Colfer
No one can say 'He jests at scars who never felt a wound' for I have never for one moment been in a state of… — C.S. Lewis
Worshiping God even amid despair is a way to defy the Adversary and declare our valuing of the good-the best-in life: the Lord! — Jack W. Hayford
One of the ultimate ironies of eternity is that the adversary, who is miserable precisely because he has no physical body, invites and entices us… — David A. Bednar
We become distracted from productive labors by our perceived opponents; we become focused on them and not on our larger calling to advance our nation;… — Cory Booker
It is not cowardly, quite the contrary, to seek to meet the adversary and know his intentions. However, it is cowardly, shameful and treasonable to… — Unknown Author
The art of leadership... consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that… — Adolf Hitler
The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to the degree that… — George Michael
I got my middle fingers raised high not giving a FUCK. You think you control me but that leash only lasts so long and I'm… — Timothy Ashmore
War is simply a battle of egos. A desire to surpass your adversary. Im afraid that as long as both sides feel this way, this… — Eternal Sonata
And these two elements are at odds with one another because Freud is utterly adversary to almost all the ways of structuring the human experience… — Chaim Potok
You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression, nor show too much pleasure ; but endeavor to console… — Benjamin Franklin
Being a true courageous warrior in life is when you fall, you feel the pain, learn from the mistake, slowly raise your head back up… — Rizzi Vicci
Correct him, but not as a foe, nor as an adversary exacting a penalty, but as a physician providing medicines. — John Chrysostom

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