Amid Quotes
292 Amid quotes by 233 unique authors
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That amid our highest civilization men faint and die with want is not due to the niggardliness of nature, but to the injustice of man.
— Henry George
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The rustle of the leaves in summer's hush When wandering breezes touch them, and the sigh That filters through the forest, or the gush That…
— John Gardiner Calkins Brainard
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The man who is fond of complaining likes to remain amid the objects of his vexation. He will most strongly revolt against every means proposed…
— Francois Guizot
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If you do not yet know where you fit, I suggest you try seeking it in receptive silence. I used to walk amid the beauties…
— Peace Pilgrim
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People who have the courage to be individuals can usually think things through on their own and make sound decisions. They don't say, "What will…
— Norman Vincent Peale
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O my child, bethink you that just as the bee, having gathered heaven's dew and earth's sweetest juices from amid the flowers, carries it to…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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One is constantly reminded of the infinite lavishness and fertility of Nature-inexhaustible abundance amid what seems enormous waste. And yet when we look into any…
— John Muir
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Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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Do not feed children on a maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature. Let their souls drink in all that is pure and sweet.…
— Luther Burbank
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Calm soul of all things! make it mine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine, Man did not make,…
— Matthew Arnold
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Amid countless everyday miracles, I come in contact with something greater than myself and realize I am a part of it... I move in wonder…
— John Paul Caponigro
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Mysterious spaces cause us to turn inward. Amid a rich upwelling of association, we encounter many aspects of ourselves. As we grow still, we come…
— John Paul Caponigro
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Man, it seems, is not able to bear the languid rest on Nature's bosom, and when the trumpet sounds the signal of danger, he hastens…
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Amid so many problems, even grave, may we not lose our hope in the infinite mercy of God.
— Pope Francis
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Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we find ourselves amid…
— Jose Ortega y Gasset
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As the romance of manned space exploration has waned, the drive today is to find our living, thinking counterparts in the universe. For all the…
— Charles Krauthammer
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Dar'st thou amid the varied multitude To live alone, an isolated thing?
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted…
— John Keats
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Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get away from it, we are…
— Germaine Greer
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The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to…
— Rachel Cusk
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