Firmness Quotes

95 quotes by 68 authors

The firmness with which the (American) people have withstood the... abuses of the press, the discernment they have manifested between truth and falsehood, show that… — Thomas Jefferson
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful. — Samuel Johnson
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system. — B.K.S. Iyengar
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit. — B.K.S. Iyengar
People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and… — Ivan Turgenev
From the steady opposition which faithful Friends in early times made to wrong things then approved, they were hated and persecuted by men living in… — John Woolman
Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So, be firm, Monsieur. — Vincent de Paul
There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character. — William Hazlitt
The vigour of government is essential to the security of liberty. . . . a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of… — Alexander Hamilton
The strengths landscape architecture draws from its garden design heritage include: the Vitruvian design tradition of balancing utility, firmness and beauty; use of the word… — Tom Turner
Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul. — B.K.S. Iyengar
Work is style, and there is style without thought; not in theory, only in fact. When I take a sentence in my hand, raise it… — Donald Hall
Since coming to Harwell I have met English people of all kinds, and I have come to see in many of them a deep rooted… — Klaus Fuchs
True science and true religion are twin sisters, and the separation of either from the other is sure to prove the death of both. Science… — Thomas Huxley
Take delight in a thing, or rather in anything, not as a means to some other end, but just because it is what it is.… — Charles Edward Montague
Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount… — Napoleon Bonaparte
When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity… — Robert Toombs
It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled with firmness, guided… — Christian Nestell Bovee

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