Difficult Quotes

6176 Difficult quotes by 3909 unique authors

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral… — Andre Gide
There was much to put out of his mind. Why was it difficult to forget Chekov's astonished delight which greeted him at the command airlock… — Gene Roddenberry
To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy. — Confucius
Censoring books that deal with difficult, adolescent issues does not protect anybody. Quite the opposite. It leaves kids in the darkness and makes them vulnerable.… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Anyone who realises what Love is, the dedication of the heart, so profound, so absorbing, so mysterious, so imperative, and always just in the noblest… — Edward Carpenter
We assured Phelan that we were more than happy to let him have you and your menagerie,” Leo retorted. “After that, he said he needed… — Lisa Kleypas
Speaking the Lord’s name with reverence must simply be part of our lives as members of the Church... we do not use foul language. We… — Spencer W. Kimball
Whenever I have endured or accomplished some difficult task -- such as watching television, going out socially or sleeping -- I always look forward to… — Isaac Asimov
I racked my brain trying to remember the names of all of Nut’s five children. Bit difficult without my brother, the human Wikipedia, around to… — Rick Riordan
It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success,… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify. — Barbara Mertz
As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when… — Denis Diderot
A man must be able to hold his drink because drunkenness is sometimes necessary in this difficult life. — Ben Okri
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at… — Benjamin Franklin
People who cling to their illusions find it difficult, if not impossible, to learn anything worth learning: a people under the necessity of creating themselves… — James A. Baldwin
Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very… — Ravi Zacharias
Love is a teacher, but one must know how to acquire it, for it is difficult to acquire, it is dearly bought, by long work… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one’s regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong… — Daniel Handler
It is often difficult to admit that someone you love is not perfect, or to consider aspects of a person that are less than admirable. — Daniel Handler
There are many difficult things in this world to hide, but a secret is not one of them. — Daniel Handler
In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving… — Mercedes Lackey
Do you recall, from your childhood on, how very much this life of yours has longed for greatness? I see it now, how from the… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Philosophy is not in a state of external reflection on other domains, but in a state of active and internal alliance with them, and it… — Gilles Deleuze
Life's very difficult and full of surprises. At all events, I've got as far as that. To be humble and kind, to go straight ahead,… — E. M. Forster
The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right. — Vincent Van Gogh

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