Best Astonished Sayings
187 Astonished quotes by 162 unique authors
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I cannot sufficiently be astonished that such is the insanity of some men, such the impiety of their blinded understanding, such, finally, their lust after…
— Vincent of Lerins
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It is almost a sadness to my soul that men should be astonished and surprised at an ordinary, tangible evidence of the power of God.
— John G. Lake
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The wise man is astonished by anything.
— Andre Gide
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It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, but art can teach us to reproduce it-just as the world reproduces itself in…
— Albert Camus
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I [Death] was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.
— W. Somerset Maugham
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True spiritual knowledge has sometimes flourished most grandly in some who were without eloquence and almost illiterate. And this is very clearly shown by the…
— John Cassian
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Our Lord reserved to Himself certain things which He would do in due time in a manner outside the course and order of nature, so…
— Saint Augustine
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I feel like the earth, astonished at fragrance borne in the air, made pregnant with mystery from a drop of rain.
— Rumi
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I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once and cannot add up the sum.
— Carl Jung
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Anyone who is honestly trying to be a Christian will soon find his intelligence being sharpened: one of the reasons why it needs no special…
— C.S. Lewis
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There are few persons who have not, at some period of their lives, amused themselves in retracing the steps by which particular conclusions of their…
— Edgar Allan Poe
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I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find…
— Michael Gambon
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I am astonished and surprised that someone could consider making a film about me without talking to me about it.
— Brigitte Bardot
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One is quite astonished to find how many things there are in the landscape, and in every object in it, one never noticed before. And…
— Winston Churchill
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Her professors were astonished by her leaps of thought, by the finesse and elegance of her insights. She arrived at hypotheses by sheer intuition and…
— Deborah Eisenberg
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It is human nature to want to believe in the wizardry of the magician--but also to turn against him and to scorn him the moment…
— Dean Koontz
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If you are not astonished that you exist, your humanity is not complete.
— Deepak Chopra
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I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite;…
— Lotte Reiniger
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Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound…
— Alfred de Musset
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Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people. Every dollar we will ever earn must…
— Earl Nightingale
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Ah, how wonderful is the advent of the Spring!—the great annual miracle.... which no force can stay, no violence restrain, like love, that wins its…
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
— Timothy Keller
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Worship is to feel in your heart and express in some appropriate manner a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder and…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about…
— Eduardo Galeano
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People I meet today, especially journalists who interview me, are astonished to hear that Lenin told me, in effect, that Communism was not working and…
— Armand Hammer
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