Adversary Quotes

145 Adversary quotes by 124 unique authors

He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that which… — John Milton
Very simply, the Spirit of Elijah is the Holy Ghost. The Spirit of Elijah will influence anyone who is involved in this work. That, for… — David A. Bednar
We are not alarmed because Satan hinders us, for it is a proof that we are on the Lord’s side, and are doing the Lord’s… — Charles Spurgeon
I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais… — Adolf Anderssen
I started running 3 miles every morning after throat surgery to remove a cyst last year. The gym used to be my adversary. But that… — Rachael Ray
God has not given us the spirit of fear. That comes from the adversary. — Gordon B. Hinckley
We have been conditioned to see the passing of time as an adversary. — Menachem Mendel Schneerson
From Lehi's vision we learn that we must take hold of this safety railing-this iron rod, found alongside our individual straight and narrow path-and hold… — Ann M. Dibb
Real disciples absorb the fiery darts of the adversary by holding aloft the quenching shield of faith with one hand, while holding to the iron… — Neal A. Maxwell
As Latter-day Saints we must ever be vigilant. The way for each person and each family to guard against the slings and arrows of the… — Spencer W. Kimball
Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind. — Ehud Olmert
Many citizens see all the leadership of these large institutions together in a conspiracy against them rather than in any adversary relationship with each other. — Robert Teeter
A total commitment to anxiously serve the Lord and others is the surest way to overcome temptations of the adversary. — James M. Paramore
We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression. — Jurgen Klinsmann
You have to work more than your adversary. — Jurgen Klinsmann
And that is how we intend to destroy the enemy!" The superior shakes his head wearily. "Young man, the Soviets are our adversary. The Navy… — David Frum
For a strong adversary (corps) the opposition of twenty-four squadrons and twelve guns ought not to have appeared very serious, but in war the psychological… — Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
The capacity of any conqueror is more likely than not to be an illusion produced by the incapacity of his adversary. — George Bernard Shaw
Conscience is called the adversary, because it always opposes our evil will; it reminds us of what we ought to do but do not, and… — Dorotheus of Gaza
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this… — Saadi
Treating your adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled. — Samuel Johnson
There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate thyself, do not… — Unknown Author
The human mind, in taking us down the path of technocracy, has become the adversary of life itself and collaterally the adversary of the human… — Konrad Lorenz
A man should take to himself no discomfort from an opinion expressed or implied by his adversary, but it is difficult, and oftentimes humiliating to… — Eugene V. Debs
Beware the wrath of a patient adversary. — John C. Calhoun

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