Fellows Quotes

291 quotes by 242 authors

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions… — John Adams
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry… — Henry Ward Beecher
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows. — Ambrose Bierce
Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do. — Josh Billings
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom. — Bertolt Brecht
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves. — James Buchan
I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good… — Giacomo Casanova
I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea. — Miguel de Cervantes
Believing ourselves to be possessors of absolute truth degrades us: we regard every person whose way of thinking is different from ours as a monster… — Octavio Paz
By a divine paradox, wherever there is one slave there are two. So in the wonderful reciprocities of being, we can never reach the higher… — Edwin Markham
The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink. — Duke of Wellington
That is what the title of artist means: one who perceives more than his fellows, and who records more than he has seen. — Edward Gordon Craig
Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Well, Page, I do wish the Devil had old Cooke, for I am sure I never was so tired of an old dull scoundrel in… — Thomas Jefferson
It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing… — Andre Gide
The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity. What one of us but can call… — Abraham Lincoln
The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Trials make room for consolation. There is nothing that makes man have a big heart like a great trial. I have found that those people… — Charles Spurgeon
Outside among your fellows, among strangers, you must preserve appearances, a hundred things you cannot do; but inside, the terrible freedom. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires - how many aspirations after goodness and truth - how many noble thoughts, loving wishes toward… — Walt Whitman

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