Chief Quotes

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The chief cause of unhappiness in married life is that people think that marriage is sex attraction, which takes the form of promises and hopes… — Leo Tolstoy
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow. — Diogenes
Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy to recommend faith… — Fred Reinfeld
It is customary to complain of the bustle and strenuousness of our epoch. But in truth the chief mark of our epoch is a profound… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The state incurs debts for politics, war, and other higher causes and 'progress'. . . . The assumption is that the future will honour this… — Jacob Burckhardt
Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits… — Paul Hellyer
The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan… — Ted Rall
We are â€¦ the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things… — Ralph Caplan
The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother. Thousands of big sinners have gone across that bridge, yea, tens of thousands have gone over… — Charles Spurgeon
NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization. — Ambrose Bierce
The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all. — Thomas Jefferson
My chief study all my life has been to lighten misfortunes and multiply pleasures, as far as human nature can. — Mary Wortley Montagu
When your troops go to war, the prime minister or the president change overnight from an administrator, dealing with taxation and welfare and health and… — Jimmy Carter
There is, of course, no complete solution. But we can do something. The chief means open to us is education There is no excuse for… — Carrie P Snow
As social media is less about technology and more about relationship building, we are starting to see more women have a heavy influence if not… — Erik Qualman
We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances. We are profoundly grateful to our Commander-in-Chief and to our… — Jeremiah Denton
A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human. — Charles Wagner
According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin… — Ferdinand Mount
Sidney Lumet's chief preoccupation wasn't art. It was right and wrong in the American city, nearly always in New York. — Wesley Morris
The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from God. — Thomas Keating

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