Decree Quotes

126 quotes by 106 authors

Even divorce, she thought, cannot erase all the bonds forged by years of marriage. Long after the papers are signed, decrees notarized, the ties still… — Tess Gerritsen
I know not what to call this, nor will I urge that it is a secret, overruling decree, that hurries us on to be the… — Daniel Defoe
Praise and blame alike mean nothing. No, delightful as the pastime of measuring may be, it is the most futile of all occupations, and to… — Virginia Woolf
Madness ends sometimes. The Gods decree it, not man. — Bernard Cornwell
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation… — Charles Alexander Eastman
The main characteristic of collectivism is that it does not take notice of the individual's will and moral self-determination. In the light of its philosophy… — Ludwig von Mises
The counsels and decrees of God do not truckle to the frail and fickle will of man. — Matthew Henry
Come boy, and pour for me a cup Of old Falernian. Fill it up With wine, strong, sparkling, bright, and clear; Our host decrees no… — Horace
The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves… — A. E. Housman
They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything… — Harold H. Greene
The decree of a coercive tribunal would not need to conform to the true standard of wages, the final productivity of social labor. It would… — John Bates Clark
Bid me to live, and I will live Thy Protestant to be; Or bid me love, and I will give A loving heart to thee.… — Robert Herrick
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor… — Bible
The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat… — Bible
FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats… — Ambrose Bierce
For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret. — Benjamin Disraeli
Each and every human being is unique this is God's creation and decree .it is only what we learn and how we exibit it makes… — Melchor Lim
Ti's not religion nor politics nor decree, Ti's not history nor ethics nor the visions you might see, Ti's the simplicity to be who you… — Jasmina Siderovski
When will you be it, when will you see it, that thoughts and things they manifest when you decree it. — Krs One
I will now declare the decree: The LORD God JAH Rastafari hath said unto I and I and I. That thou art I sons, that… — Big Youth

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