Avail Quotes

116 Avail quotes by 97 unique authors

He should avail himself of their resources in such ways as to advance the expression of the spirit in the life of mankind. He should… — Olaf Stapledon
Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled.… — Tove Jansson
Liberty calls to us again. We must follow her further; we must trust her fully. Either we must wholly accept her or she will not… — Henry George
Sure as the most certain sure .... plumb in the uprights, well entreated, braced in the beams, Stout as a horse, affectionate, haughty, electrical, I… — Walt Whitman
For eighteen hundred years, though perchance I have no right to say it, the New Testament has been written; yet where is the legislator who… — Henry David Thoreau
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail. — Solon
Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail. — Mark Van Doren
What does long life avail? The best seats at the funerals of friends. — Delmore Schwartz
I respect Senator McCain a great deal and believe he has many - many good ideas and suggestions that I would certainly want to avail… — Mitt Romney
When your soul is pricked by compunction and gradually changed, it becomes a fountain flowing with rivers of tears and compunction. If any one of… — Symeon the New Theologian
It is a common thing for men to benumb their own arms, and make them as dead and useless by leaning too much upon them:… — John Flavel
I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and… — Nellie Bly
Many of my friends and family are scratching it out somewhere decidedly south of the ever widening gap between the haves and have nots, looking… — Don Cheadle
It cannot be that axioms established by argumentation should avail for the discovery of new works, since the subtlety of nature is greater many times… — Francis Bacon
Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed,-chased and hunted down as long as fun… — John Muir
The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others. — Theodore Roosevelt
Each man must work for himself, and unless he so works, no outside help can avail him. — Theodore Roosevelt
Love of peace is common among weak, short-sighted, timid, and lazy persons; and on the other hand courage is found among many men of evil… — Theodore Roosevelt
Judging others will avail you nothing and injure you spiritually. Only if you can inspire others to judge themselves will anything worthwhile have been accomplished.… — Peace Pilgrim
It's up to you to avail yourself to knowledge. Knowledge doesn't need you. The idea of a compassionate God was formulated, obviously, by someone who… — Frederick Lenz
Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when… — Marianne Williamson
Doubt is the vestibule which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom; therefore, when we are in doubt and puzzle… — Charles Caleb Colton
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order,… — Charles Horton Cooley
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail. — Aldous Huxley
We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so. — Franz Kafka

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