Extremity Quotes

48 quotes by 44 authors

A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once. — Blaise Pascal
At the extremity of hardship comes relief and at the tightening of the chains of trials and tribulations comes ease. — Boonaa Mohammed
Very often the law of extremity demands an attention to irrelevance. — Janet Frame
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety. — Moliere
I find myself at the extremity of a long beach. How gladly does the spirit leap forth, and suddenly enlarge its sense of being to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
The blood of a nation ought never to be shed except for its own preservation in the utmost extremity. — Francois Fenelon
Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I'm working with other people, derailing what they're trying to do or taking things to… — Mark Leyner
We shall not lightly talk about sacrifice until we are driven to the last extremity which makes sacrifice inevitable. — Chiang Kai-shek
I do not admire a virtue like valour when it is pushed to excess, if I do not see at the same time the excess… — Blaise Pascal
There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire… — Natalie Dormer
I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts what… — Lucy Walker
The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers to battle, by… — John Quincy Adams
For me, disability is a way of getting some extremity, some kind of very difficult situation, that throws an interesting light on people. — Mark Haddon
So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar. — Matthew Henry
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last… — Soren Kierkegaard
When a client is driven to the utmost extremity, it is warmth and food and ease from pain he wants. Peace and justice come afterward.… — Gene Wolfe
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest… — Emily Dickinson
The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience… — Nick Hornby
About the greatest virtue a friend can have, is to be able to hold her tongue; and through this, like all virtues carried to extremity,… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is… — Saint Ambrose

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