Bears Quotes

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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them… — Pietro Aretino
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are… — Saint Augustine
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. — Marcus Aurelius
We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after… — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this… — Marcus Aurelius
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear… — Teresa of Avila
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against… — Teresa of Avila
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. — Lord Acton
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary… — Lord Acton
I watched 'The Muppet Movie' obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a pretty mean Fozzie Bear. — Amy Adams
Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or… — Honore de Balzac
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right… — Bob Barr
It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to… — Henry Ward Beecher
Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. — Henry Ward Beecher
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes… — Ambrose Bierce
'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.' Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to let that trillion… — Joe Biden
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. — Josh Billings

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