Comes Upon Quotes

32 quotes by 28 authors

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a… — Aeschylus
Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage. — Frederick Buechner
I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which,… — William James
If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night — Eamon de Valera
When you are playing with someone who really has something to say, even though they may be otherwise quite different in style, thereâ€™s one thing… — John Coltrane
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes… — Ossie Davis
When a vision comes from the thunder beings of the west, it comes with terror like a thunder storm; but when the storm of vision… — Black Elk
But alas, the most terrifying aspect of the whole fascist episode is the dark fact that most of its poisons are generated not by evil… — John T. Flynn
The hour of death waits for no order. Death does not even come from the front. It is ever pressing on from behind. All men… — Yoshida Kenko
This journey then, is nothing more, yet nothing less than a period of acclimating to a new way of seeing, a time of transition and… — Bernadette Roberts
The thing I fear comes upon me — Eric Butterworth
Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts. — A A Milne
Angels are always with you. You're never alone, especially in your time of need. Listen in stillness for our guidance, which comes upon wings to… — Doreen Virtue
Whenever the urge to exercise comes upon me, I lie down for a while and it passes. — Robert M. Hutchins
Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of… — Epictetus
In the liberal remake of 'Casablanca,' the police captain comes upon the scene of the shooting and orders his men to 'round up the usual… — Charles Krauthammer
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. — Abraham Lincoln
The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.' — Friedrich Nietzsche
I like to believe that everyone is born with the same skill set, and that it is the influences that one comes upon. — Ron Perlman
Of the seven days God gave to us in a week, He said to take six, and use them for our business. Yet we think… — Charles Spurgeon

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