Bends Quotes

124 quotes by 113 authors

He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is… — Laozi
Oh, men and women, pray through; pray through! Do not just begin to pray and pray a little while and throw up your hands and… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we… — Francois Laurent d'Arlandes
By ecstasy I mean inner joyousness, and by inner joyousness I mean those inspirational fires which burn within the consciousness of great geniuses, fires which… — Walter Russell
Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man, too, must lean down to… — Hannah More
Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego… — Ramakrishna
When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it. — Walter Scott
Human beings are under the control of a strange force that bends them in absurd ways, forcing them to play a role in a bizarre… — Jacques Vallee
The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet. — Tommy Lee
Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse — Joe Abercrombie
The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within itself; that is impatient of… — William Hazlitt
Seems like I've been here before, can't remember when I get this funny feeling, we'll be together again; No straight lines make up my life,… — Tom Chapin
I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am… — Theodore Parker
The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give… — Susan L. Taylor
Love - not dim and blind but so far-seeing that it can glimpse around corners, around bends and twists and illusion; instead of overlooking faults… — Vera Nazarian
There are no footprints on the sea and no road-signs, not a single guard-stone or post, and no bends, only paths of light and dark… — Ase-Marie Nesse
Rock & Roll is feeling, and after you know most of the basics ... chords, rhythm, scales and bends ... getting that feeling is just… — Eddie Van Halen
As Einstein himself pointed out. He said weâ€™re like people in a boat without oars drifting along a winding river. Around us we see only… — Jack Finney
Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin â€” it bends the will away… — Timothy Keller

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