Avoid Quotes

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That said, deciding to avoid other people does not necessarily equate with having no desire whatsoever for company; it may simply reflect a dissatisfaction with… — Alain de Botton
A manâ€™s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart. — Joseph Addison
We who have touched war have a duty to bring the truth about war to those who have not had a direct experience of it.… — Nhat Hanh
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing. — Alan Dean Foster
The moon stays bright when it doesn't avoid the night. — Rumi
No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid; but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid. — George Orwell
The following of authority is the denial of intelligence. [It] may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them. — George Eliot
Each memory was brought to life before me and within me. I could not avoid them. Neither could I rationalize, explain away. I could only… — Richard Matheson
So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have… — Epictetus
Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is a… — Nhat Hanh
I never killed anyone. I avoid going over that edge by writing about a guy who has taken a flying leap over it. — Jhonen Vasquez
The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his… — Wystan Hugh Auden
She's sent the crows out to blind the guests coming for dinner!" What?" She's BLINDING THE GUESTS COMING FOR DINNER!" Well, that's one way to… — Gregory Maguire
Our sadness is an energy we discharge in order to heal. â€¦Sadness is painful. We try to avoid it. Actually discharging sadness releases the energy… — John Bradshaw
Hey, if you'd wanted to avoid 'this,' you shouldn't have lured me last night. Now it's too late. You might as well avoid the long,… — Richelle Mead
Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking… — Ramana Maharshi
Poison!" Grover yelped. "Don't let those things touch you or..." "Or we'll die?" I guessed. "Well...after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes." "Let's avoid the… — Rick Riordan
Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them. — Victor Hugo

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