Adversary Quotes

145 Adversary quotes by 124 unique authors

Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought. — Martin Heidegger
My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of… — Francois Hollande
My adversary is the world of finance. — Francois Hollande
Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle. — Samuel Johnson
Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary. — Milan Kundera
Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process. — Thurgood Marshall
When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him… — Phyllis McGinley
I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and… — Charles R. Swindoll
Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Those who are preparing for the coming of Christ should be sober, and watch unto prayer, for our adversary, the Devil, goeth about like a… — Ellen G. White
Our Heavenly Father loves us. He sent His Only Begotten Son to be our Savior. He knew that in mortality we would be in grave… — Henry B. Eyring
We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant… — Boyd K. Packer
We make no apology then for raising our voices loud to a world that is ripening in sin the lord has said,â€ Say nothing but… — Spencer W. Kimball
The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress. — Robert Kennedy
Truly I was born to be an example of misfortune, and a target at which the arrows of adversary are aimed. — Miguel de Cervantes
Conservatives understand Halloween, liberals only understand Christmas. If you want to control a population, don't give it social services, give it a scary adversary. — Tom Robbins
The nature of things is, I admit, a sturdy adversary. — Edmund Burke
I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race… — John Milton
I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how… — Yann Martel

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