Befall Quotes

112 quotes by 100 authors

In such a state, humility is the virtue of men, and their only defense; to walk humbly with God, never doubting, whatever befall, that His… — Paul Elmer More
I rode in a gang. We robbed trains, banks, held people ransom. We killed people we didn't like. Bill Williamson was in that gang. If… — John Marston
The worst disgrace that can befall a producer is an unkind notice from a New York reviewer. When this happens, the producer becomes a pariah… — S. J. Perelman
Those of us who have seen violent death up close, who have seen what high-powered bullets can do to living human tissue, have a horror… — Massad Ayoob
The Jews started it all-and by 'it' I mean so many of the things we care about, the underlying values that make all of us,… — Thomas Cahill
The greatest tragedy to befall a person is to have sight but lack vision. — Helen Keller
Consider that nothing in human life is stable; for then you will not exult overmuch in prosperity, nor grieve overmuch in adversity. Rejoice over the… — Isocrates
And now I send these pages forth, not knowing what shall befall them, but with the earnest prayer that they may be blessed to aid… — Frederic Farrar
God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. No evil can befall us; whatever men may do to us,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Let evil swiftly befall those who have wrongly condemned us - God will avenge us. — Jacques de Molay
The greatest curse that can befall a free people, is civil war. — Alexander H. Stephens
Whenever calamity howlers shake their heads and impress upon you that this, that, and the next dire catastrophe is to befall this nation or the… — B. C. Forbes
There are two great injustices that can befall a child. One is to punish him for something he didn't do. The other is to let… — Robert Gardner
We should learn, by reflecting on the misfortunes which have attended others, that there is nothing singular in those which befall ourselves. [They have, are… — William Melmoth
Much evil must befall a country before it ever really forgets the Elves, if once they lived there. — J.R.R. Tolkien
If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when… — Martin Luther
The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and each philosophy has… — Gustave Flaubert
Men endure the losses that befall them by mere casualty with more patience than the damages they sustain by injustice. — Walter Raleigh
There is no greater glory that can befall a man that what he achieves with the speed of his feet or the strength of his… — Homer
Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either… — Socrates

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