Closely Quotes

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And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power in Tehran -… — Otto Schily
So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another emerging. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still… — Sun Tzu
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been… — Andrew Weil
They were checking us so closely, I could tell what brand of deodorant they were using. — Gary Dornhoefer
Life does not always give you what you want, but if you look closely you will see that it gives what you need for growth. — Leon Brown
When pride and presumption walk before, shame and loss follow very closely. — Louis XI of France
Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent underage drinking and… — Sherwood Boehlert
An intimate friend and a hated enemy have always been indispensable requirements for my emotional life; I have always been able to create them anew,… — Sigmund Freud
It was in the days when France's power was already broken upon the seas, and when more of her three-deckers lay rotting in the Medway… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In… — Dalai Lama
Christ chiefly manifests Himself in times of affliction, because then the soul unites itself most closely by faith to Christ. The soul, in time of… — Richard Sibbes
There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film star. — Louise Brooks
Take a good look at your mind. Examine it closely. The first thing you will come to know is that the mind has become the… — Rajneesh
The family should be a closely knit group. The home should be a self-contained shelter of security; a kind of school where life's basic lessons… — Billy Graham
My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Have the daring to stop doing the things you really don't want to do. Can you see them? Look closely. Can you observe the many… — Vernon Howard
The happiest people are the ones who follow their own dreams most closely. — Donny Deutsch
The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural selection of hypotheses:… — Karl Popper

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