Dominion Quotes
200 quotes by 163 authors
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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
— Joseph Addison
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The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of…
— James Buchan
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if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion.
— Edward McKendree Bounds
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It [Adam's act] cast off the authority of God, usurped his prerogative, and gave the mind up to the dominion of natural desire
— John L. Dagg
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Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet real activity. The…
— Wilhelm von Humboldt
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The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
— Edmund Burke
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The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a…
— Joseph Conrad
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Begin to act from your dominion. Declare the truth by telling yourself that there is nothing to be afraid of, that you no longer entertain…
— Ernest Holmes
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He rules all things, not as the world soul but as the lord of all. And because of his dominion he is called Lord God…
— Isaac Newton
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It is unreasonable to expect science to produce a system of ethics-ethics are a kind of highway code for traffic among mankind-and the fact that…
— Sigmund Freud
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So far from having a materialistic tendency, the supposed introduction into the earth at successive geological periods of life,-sensation,-instinct,-the intelligence of the higher mammalia bordering…
— Charles Lyell
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Christ by his death destroying the works of the devil, procuring the Spirit for us, hath so killed sin, as to its reign in believers,…
— John Owen
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We have seen the mere distinction of color made in the most enlightened period of time, a ground of the most oppressive dominion ever exercised…
— James Madison
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[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals.
— David Hume
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All Chaos was once yer kingdom; verily, held ye dominion over the entire Pentaverse, but today ye was sore afraid in dark coners, nooks, and…
— Robert Anton Wilson
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Ignorance is the dominion of absurdity.
— James Anthony Froude
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The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to cringing…
— Desmond Morris
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We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of…
— Jerry Bridges
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He possesses dominion over himself, and is happy, who can every day say, "I have lived." Tomorrow the heavenly father may either involve the world…
— Horace
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[America's] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto…
— John Quincy Adams
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