Bear Quotes

2639 Bear quotes by 1708 unique authors

No Senses stronger than his brain can bear. Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly: What… — Alexander Pope
That, chang'd thro' all and yet in all the same, Great in the Earth as in th' Ætherial frame, Warms in the Sun, refreshes in… — Alexander Pope
Sorrow itself is not so hard to bear As the thought of sorrow coming. Airy ghosts, That work no harm, do terrify us more Than… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
I fancied I had some constancy of mind because I could bear my own sufferings, but found through the sufferings of others I could be… — Sarah Fielding
The worst pain in our lives comes from the mistakes we refuse to acknowledge--the things we've done that are so our of harmony with who… — John Verdon
The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear… — William J. Clinton
Hold your hands out over the earth as over a flame. To all who love her, who open to her the doors of their veins,… — Henry Beston
The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back how he esteems your merit, is such a friend, that… — William Cowper
I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold… — Joni Eareckson Tada
Jesus says that every Christian has his own cross waiting for him, a cross destined and appointed by God. Each must endure his allotted share… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Walk so that your footprints bear only the marks of peaceful joy and complete freedom. To do this you have to learn to let go.… — Nhat Hanh
As for politics, well, it all seemed reasonable enough. When the Conservatives got in anywhere, [Judge] Pepperleigh laughed and enjoyed it, simply because it does… — Stephen Leacock
My sweet rose, my delicate flower, my lily of lilies, it is perhaps in prison that I am going to test the power of love.… — Oscar Wilde
It is not possible that we should remember that we existed before our body, for our can bear no trace of such existence, neither can… — Baruch Spinoza
Oh how the passions, insolent and strong, Bear our weak minds their rapid course along; Make us the madness of their will obey; Then die… — George Crabbe
What we are assigned to bear is in a sense a measure of our stature. — Peter De Vries
All couples must bear the strain of getting acquainted, having been, up to then, merely intimate. — Peter De Vries
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents has been always tragic, chiefly as an almost indecent excitement at first, and a worse reaction afterwards; but… — Henry Adams
I know that God is not going to willfully hurt us. Why there is suffering is the business of the Lord, but He never seems… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must bear what Heaven sends. — Friedrich Schiller
For religion all men are equal, as all pennies are equal, because the only value of any of them is that they bear the image… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Weigh well what your shoulders can and cannot bear. — Horace
To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill. — Wilfred Bion
What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles. — Arthur Schopenhauer

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