Befall Quotes
112 quotes by 100 authors
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I learned that it is possible for us to create light, sound and order within us no matter what calamity befall us in the outer…
— Helen Keller
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The greatest calamity which could befall us would be submission to a government of unlimited powers.
— Thomas Jefferson
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It is better to be an outcast, a stranger in one’s own country, than an outcast from one’s self. It is better to see what…
— Chris Hedges
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The only ultimate disaster that can befall us is to feel ourselves at home on this earth.
— Malcolm Muggeridge
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Firmly believe that the Lord is at all times everything to you. During prayer He is the power and the fulfillment in the Holy Spirit…
— John of Kronstadt
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I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If…
— Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
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When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation…
— Eamon de Valera
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We cannot be guilty of a greater act of uncharitableness, than to interpret the afflictions which befall our neighbors as punishments and judgments.
— Joseph Addison
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Does it ever give thee pause that men used to have a soul? Not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech, but as…
— Thomas Carlyle
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It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was that…
— Jane Mayer
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I've become a professional failure - in order to pay the mortgage I have to remain unemployed. Luckily, a disaster always seems to befall me…
— Toby Young
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Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference…
— Marie Colvin
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We cannot say this or that trouble will not befall, yet we may, by the help of the Spirit, say, Nothing that does befall will…
— Richard Sibbes
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The soul contains the event that shall befall it, for the event is only the actualization of its thoughts; and what we pray to ourselves…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Be the master of your fate, be the captain of your soul, but do not hesitate, should the chance befall you, to be the slave…
— Robert Breault
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How should thy patience be crowned in heaven if none adversity should befall to thee in earth? If thou wilt suffer none adversity how mayest…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Is life a boon? If so, it must befall That Death, whene'er he call, Must call too soon.
— W. S. Gilbert
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In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall…
— Myriam Miedzian
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Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.
— Saint Francis de Sales
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Go quietly alone, no harm will befall you.
— John Muir
Who Wrote These Befall Quotes
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