Eminent Quotes

112 quotes by 100 authors

Speaking of the murder of the younger Hanan, and other eminent nobles and hierarchs, Josephus says, "I cannot but think that it was because God… — Frederic Farrar
Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Though just biographical record will touch the failings of the good and the eminent with tenderness. — Anna Seward
No, this customary aim of research by excavators is completely foreign to the historical work with which I am occupied... my sole and only aim… — Heinrich Schliemann
American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . .… — Dumas Malone
While so much is said of the inferior intellect of woman, it is by a strange absurdity conceded that very many eminent men owe their… — Matilda Joslyn Gage
Consequently, the truth of God lives in our souls more by the power of superior moral courage than by the light of an eminent intelligence.… — Thomas Merton
A man is eminent as long as he is orthodox. When he begins to think for himself he becomes a crank. — Walter Hadwen
The key to the age may be this, or that, or the other, as the young orators describe; the key to all ages is -… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. The soul always hears an admonition in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those… — H. L. Mencken
And just as there are no crimes so detestable that they can prevent the gift of grace, so too there can be no works so… — Prosper of Aquitaine
The most eminent virtue is doing simply what we have to do. — Jose Maria Peman
MAJESTY, n. The state and title of a king. Regarded with a just contempt by the Most Eminent Grand Masters, Grand Chancellors, Great Incohonees and… — Ambrose Bierce
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker… — Sebastian Junger
I think its pretty clear that film is the pre-eminent art form of our age. If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today theyâ€™d… — Banksy
It is not always those who have the most eminent gifts who are the most successful laborers for God. It is generally those who keep… — J C Ryle
... we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter and… — Gregory Palamas
Change is eminent, control is an illusion, but dreams are eternal. Believe in your dreams! — Greg Smith
To win the trophy of enchanting grace: Ranks of Carnations, to all ladies dear, Of whose sweet taste I write approval here, For these pre-eminent… — Ruth Pitter

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