Affords Quotes

141 quotes by 121 authors

To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other… — Charles Babbage
It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes… — Martin Van Buren
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to… — John Burroughs
I could never have known so well how paltry men are, and how little they care for really high aims, if I had not tested… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Trust is a fragile thing. Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom. But once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover. Of course… — Mary Alice
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. — William Howard Taft
Ambition is torment enough for an enemy; for it affords as much discontentment in enjoying as in want, making men like poisoned rats, which, when… — Joseph Hall
Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life and that to destroy, harm,… — Albert Schweitzer
Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation. — Thomas Paine
We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Perhaps the best reason for regarding mathematics as an art is not so much that it affords an outlet for creative activity as that it… — Morris Kline
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious… — Samuel Johnson
None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Whether statistics be an art or a science... or a scientific art, we concern ourselves little. It is the basis of social and political dynamics,… — Adolphe Quetelet
There is no art which affords less opportunity to execute expression than photography. Everything is concentrated in a few seconds, when after perhaps an hours… — Sadakichi Hartmann
We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor yet as a… — Jane Addams
If a dream affords the dreamer some light on himself, it is not the person with closed eyes who makes the discovery but the person… — Michel Leiris
The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. — Northrop Frye
The history of fiat money is little more than a register of monetary follies and inflations. Our present age merely affords another entry in this… — Hans F. Sennholz
I prefer film to TV because of the amount of time film affords you that TV doesn't (though theater is probably my favorite and the… — Don Cheadle

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