Chains Quotes

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No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck. — Frederick Douglass
The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We exist to have our wealth moved up the economic chain out of our reach. — Roger Ebert
Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web,… — Tryon Edwards
In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Don't patronize the chain bookstores. Every time I see some author scheduled to read and sign his books at a chain bookstore, I feel like… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The fundamental point in fabricating a chain reacting machine is of course to see to it that each fission produces a certain number of neutrons… — Enrico Fermi
Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues. — Joseph Hall
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know… — Patrick Henry
I'm very intelligent. I'm capable of doing everything put to me. I've launched a perfume and want my own hotel chain. I'm living proof blondes… — Paris Hilton
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the… — Muhammad Iqbal
I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20.… — LL Cool J
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. — William James
What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something… — Lyndon B. Johnson
It is often safer to be in chains than to be free. — Franz Kafka
Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the… — Alan King
First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism… — Neil LaBute
I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was… — Anne Lamott

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