Compass Quotes

303 quotes by 264 authors

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at… — Saint Augustine
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within… — Marcus Aurelius
So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass and a backbone. — John Perry Barlow
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very… — Joseph Addison
My moral compass swings far to the left, but when it comes to gratuitous violence, I have trouble. — Michael Biehn
I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they… — Michael Bloomberg
We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the Word of God, and I… — Kirk Cameron
If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble. — Steve Chabot
It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great. — William Ellery Channing
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of… — John Henrik Clarke
Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans-liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal-the largest voluntary migrations in recorded history. Across the Pacific,… — George H. W. Bush
Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and still man's obligations to God would be unchanged. He would have the same path to… — Henry Ward Beecher
The thing is plain. All that men really understand, is confined to a very small compass; to their daily affairs and experience; to what they… — William Hazlitt
Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility… — Sean Covey
News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one point on the compass, then it… — Benjamin Disraeli
I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and more… — Robert Southey
A holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward; to reset oneself by an inner compass. — May Sarton
When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern… — Edmund Burke
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast… — Saint Augustine
Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass. — Condoleezza Rice

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