Careless Quotes
294 quotes by 253 authors
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Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and…
— Johann Arndt
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The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
— Irving Babbitt
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Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under…
— Honore de Balzac
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That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!
— Robert Browning
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The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
— A. R. Ammons
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Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
— Ben Jonson
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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
— Horace
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A lean cheek, - a blue eye, and sunken, - an unquestionable spirit, - a beard neglected:- Then your hose should be ungartered, your bonnet…
— William Shakespeare
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If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing…
— John of the Cross
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Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency. It expresses itself…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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Why don't we pay more attention to who our farmers are? We would never be as careless choosing an auto mechanic or babysitter as we…
— Michael Pollan
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When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses.
— Richard Sibbes
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Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are…
— Confucius
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In great cities men are brought together by the desire of gain. They are not in a state of co-operation, but of isolation, as to…
— Benjamin Disraeli
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To expect that the intricacies of science will be pierced by a careless glance, or the eminences of fame ascended without labour, is to expect…
— Samuel Johnson
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Careless of censure, nor too fond of fame, Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame, Averse alike to flatter or offend, Not free…
— Alexander Pope
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She is sloppy, careless, and have many flaws here and there, but she is so honest and innocent like she's still a kid.
— Um Ki-joon
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Today when the public thinks of the products of science it is likely to think about environmental problems, an unproductive armament industry, careless or dishonest…
— Leo Kadanoff
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Careless shepherd make excellent dinner for wolf.
— Earl Derr Biggers
Who Wrote These Careless Quotes
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