Edged Quotes

106 quotes by 97 authors

Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the sweetest flowers grow. Cleopatra was… — Charles Spurgeon
Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt. — Agnes Repplier
Modern science is necessarily a double-edged tool, a tool that cuts both ways. ... There is no doubt that a Zeppelin is a wonderful thing;… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers. If you… — Arthur Eddington
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice. — Henry David Thoreau
It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed… — Efim Geller
My children cause me the most exquisite suffering of which I have any experience. It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter… — Adrienne Rich
I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive. — Rachel Hunter
My knives are like a tongue - I love, I do not love, I hate. If you donâ€™t love me, I am ready to attack.… — Louise Bourgeois
The Lord wants double edged artistry, praising God's name and setting things straight. — Calvin Seerveld
It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness — Adrienne Rich
John Stuart was the quintessence of soft rather than hardcore, a woolly minded man of mush in striking contrast to his steel-edged father. — Murray Rothbard
Magic is the power within oneself. You have enough strength, exertion and energy to view things as they are, personally, properly, and directly. You have… — Chogyam Trungpa
Keen intelligence is two-edged, It may be used constructively or destructively like a knife, either to cut the boil of ignorance, or to decapitate one's… — Sri Yukteswar Giri
The most precise work is generally done by hand, with hand tools. Some people rely on machines for their precision, and my way of working… — Martin Puryear
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools. — John Dryden
Grant us the wil1 to fashion as we feel, Grant us the strength to labor as we know, Grant us the purpose, ribbed and edged… — John Drinkwater
Corporate Social Responsibility is a hard-edged business decision. Not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do… — Niall FitzGerald
Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers. — Arthur Eddington
A painting is an object which has an emphatic frontal surface. On such a surface, I paint a black band which does not recede, a… — Jo Baer

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