Difficult Quotes

6176 Difficult quotes by 3909 unique authors

Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are… — Jean de La Fontaine
A mob is usually a creature of very mysterious existence, particularly in a large city. Where it comes from, or whither it goes, few men… — Charles Dickens
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from betraying guilt! — Unknown Author
But spirituality, it seems to me, when answering the question, "Why should I be good? Why should I care for others?" says, "Because that is… — Philip Gulley
Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. — Dalai Lama
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons. — Juvenal
If at great things thou would'st arrive, Get riches first, get wealth, and treasure heap, Not difficult, if thou hearken to me; Riches are mine,… — John Milton
May you gain more and more confidence in what is difficult and in your solitude among other people. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Those tasks that have been entrusted to us are difficult; almost everything serious is difficult; and everything is serious. — Rainer Maria Rilke
One of the most difficult tests for the creator: he must always remain unconscious, unaware of his best virtues, if he doesn't want to rob… — Rainer Maria Rilke
He was a worker whose only desire was to penetrate with all his forces into the humble and difficult significance of his tools. Therein lay… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Getting ahead in a difficult profession - singing, acting, writing, whatever requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering… — Sophia Loren
The construction of the human figure, its tremendous variety of balance, of size, of rhythm, all those things make the human form much more difficult… — Henry Moore
To complicate things in new ways, that is really very easy; but to see things in new ways, that is difficult and that is why… — Gertrude Stein
Toward the person who has died we adopt a special attitude: something like admiration for someone who has accomplished a very difficult task. — Sigmund Freud
I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances.… — Christine Lagarde
Hatred, rancor, and the spirit of vengeance are useless baggage to the artist. His road is difficult enough for him to cleanse his soul of… — Henri Matisse
If painting weren't so difficult, it wouldn't be fun. — Edgar Degas
I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is much more difficult to obey our inner promptings. — Georges Rouault
It is difficult to judge one's contemporaries; perhaps it is impossible to understand them. — Odilon Redon

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