Avoids Quotes

102 Avoids quotes by 92 unique authors

The demagogue is usually sly, a detractor of others, a professor of humility and disinterestedness, a great stickler for equality as respects all above him,… — James F. Cooper
Blessed is he or she who avoids being offended. — Marvin J. Ashton
Good design is long-lasting! It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated.... — Dieter Rams
The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty. — Laozi
The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance. — Laozi
We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems. — Prem Rawat
Every young woman should dress well, that is, neatly, tastefully, modestly, whether she be rich or poor. Conspicuous dressing is vulgar. True refinement avoids anything… — J.R. Miller
The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance. — Laozi
Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension; when he does not torment himself with childish guilt feelings, but avoids tragic… — Joshua L. Liebman
This is our culture, and I don't care who the musician is, if he avoids black people, then he is scared of something. He doesn't… — Betty Carter
You will go on blundering, for only he who does nothing avoids errors. — Janusz Korczak
A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism. — Salvatore Quasimodo
Doing is a quantum leap from imagining. Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take… — Barbara Sher
Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with… — Ai Weiwei
The friend of nature is the man who feels himself inwardly united with everything that lives in nature, who shares in the fate of all… — Albert Schweitzer
...a human being not only can choose but... he must choose... for in this way God retains His honor while at the same time has… — Soren Kierkegaard
Government ought to be all outside and no inside. . . . Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and… — Woodrow Wilson
One who loves Krishna will give Him whatever He wants, and he avoids offering anything which is undesirable or unasked for. Thus, meat, fish and… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
Magnetic lines of force convey a far better and purer idea than the phrase magnetic current or magnetic flood: it avoids the assumption of a… — Michael Faraday
How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton his brains, and… — Benjamin Disraeli
The perfect way is without difficulty, for it avoids picking and choosing. Only when you stop liking and disliking will all be clearly understood. Be… — Sengcan
Mass communication communicates massively: its language lacks precise articulation and avoids demanding terms; it argues for the kind of behavior in life which will make… — Frederic Raphael
If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness. — Maimonides

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