Come Upon Quotes

107 Come Upon quotes by 93 unique authors

Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them.… — Hesiod
The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been run over and I am… — Stevie Smith
Against the suffering which may come upon one from human relationships the readiest safeguard is voluntary isolation, keeping oneself aloof from other people. The happiness… — Sigmund Freud
The Spirit of God bears no witness to Christless sermons. Leave Jesus out of your preaching, and the Holy Spirit will never come upon you.… — Charles Spurgeon
The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child. The people of Amity would… — Peter Benchley
A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or newspaper the resulting effect… — Mark Twain
Homo sapiens Yuck You contemporary fools laugh at religious and political lies spewed by sociopaths, lies that tether you forever to poverty and mediocrity. Yet,… — Unknown Author
Naturally enough, I couldn't have foreseen the vast sea change which has come upon that scene as a result of German reunification and associated events. — Brian Ferneyhough
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from… — Harold Geneen
If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read? So that… — Franz Kafka
Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and… — Isaac Watts
You victorious martyrs who endured torments gladly for the sake of God and Savior, you who have boldness of speech toward the Lord Himself, you… — Ephrem the Syrian
Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All of these things have come upon them… — Marcus Aurelius
He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but "The woman whom… — Dorotheus of Gaza
If a man who has committed many a misdemeanor does not repent and cleanse his heart of the evil, retribution will come upon his person… — Gautama Buddha
When we come upon beautiful things they act like small tears in the surface of the world that pull us through to some vaster space. — Elaine Scarry
Everything felt fragile and freshly come upon, but for now, at least, my depression had stepped back, giving me room to move forward. I had… — Daphne Merkin
Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain… — Ignatius of Antioch
If you come upon a person who is drowning, would you ask if they need help—or would it be better to just jump in and… — Ronald A. Rasband
The Holy Ghost does not come upon methods, but upon men. He does not anoint machinery, but men. He does not work through organizations, but… — Samuel Chadwick
The Saint Bernards work best in teams of at least three dogs. They are sent out on patrols following storms, and they wander the paths… — Stanley Coren
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself. — Teresa of Avila
An erratum is a correction inserted into a book after publication. It's a nice thing to collect because you can't go after them, you just… — Miranda July
Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses… — Hippocrates
God...made childhood joyous, full of life, bubbling over with laughter, playful, bright and sunny. We should put into their childhood days just as much sunshine… — J.R. Miller

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