Before Quotes
21465 Before quotes by 9797 unique authors
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The purpose of God is the sovereign cause of all that good that is in man, and of all that external, internal and eternal good…
— Thomas Brooks
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You shall not steal! You shall not kill! Such words were once called holy; before them people bowrd their knees and heads, and removed their…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much…
— Colin Greenwood
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Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe.
— Noah Webster
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The great paradox of determinism and free will, which has held the attention of the wisest of philosophers and psychologists for generations, can be phrased…
— E. O. Wilson
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The universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more…
— Stephen Hawking
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Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very…
— John C. Maxwell
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To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.
— Stephen Covey
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I don't think I would use a gun, but who knows what a person would do in certain circumstances? My instincts are that I don't…
— David Icke
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You have before you the task of seeking new ways to announce Christ in situations of rapid and often profound transformation, and of emphasizing the…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Enlightenment is choicelessness. But don`t misunderstand me. Before that, you will have to move very cautiously, choosing the right against the wrong, choosing the truer…
— Rajneesh
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It has happened, women have helped their husbands, sacrificed their whole lives, never thought about themselves. Their surrender, their devotion to their lovers has been…
— Rajneesh
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How can the seed know that by dying in the soil it will become a great tree? It will not be there to witness the…
— Rajneesh
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By `God` I mean godliness; the whole existence is full of godliness. And when you will come to know, you will not see a god…
— Rajneesh
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Before we can count we are taught to be grateful for what others do. As we are broken open by our experience, we begin to…
— Mark Nepo
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Their woes gone by, and both to heaven upflown, To bow for gratitude before Jove's throne.
— John Keats
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Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing…
— Carol Burnett
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Great changes are about to take place in the whole universe. It will not be a comfortable time. It is important that each one has…
— Eileen Caddy
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There is a brotherhood among the kindly- Closer and defter and more integral- Than any of aisle or coven- For love rang out before the…
— Mervyn Peake
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A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, sunshine to those who are frowning, and hope to those who…
— Dale Carnegie
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Before one accepts spirituality, astrology is very powerful, like a lion. Then when one enters into a deeper spiritual life, astrology becomes a tiny household…
— Sri Chinmoy
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This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human…
— Alexander Hamilton
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If we look to the answer as to why for so many years we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on earth, it…
— Ronald Reagan
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All of our miseries are nothing but attachment. Our whole ignorance and darkness is a strange combination of a thousand and one attachments. And we…
— Rajneesh
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Do not allow yourself to suppress your thoughts. Instead, let the thoughts come before you and become a sort of observer. Start observing your own…
— Rama Swami
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