First Sign Quotes

61 quotes by 53 authors

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. — Georges Bernanos
Like the great white pines whose roots grow shallow under the forest floor, they are the first to fall in a storm; so is society… — Jean Charest
The common man or women, whether they are Israeli or Palestinian, Protestant or Catholic or Iraqi or American, the common man just wants to live… — Woody Harrelson
Gratitude is the first sign of a thinking, rational creature. — Solanus Casey
You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of old age: it is when you go out into the streets of London and realize for… — Seymour Hicks
The only English patients I have ever known refuse tea, have been typhus cases; and the first sign of their getting better was their craving… — Florence Nightingale
The Revelation of theÂ BÃ¡bÂ may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiacâ€”the sign Ariesâ€”which the sun… — Shoghi Effendi
I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice. — Wynton Marsalis
Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of… — J C Ryle
The house that is built upon the sand will crumble at the first sign of a windstorm. — R C Sproul
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man,… — Jack Handey
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of… — Tim Wise
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip… — Paul Erdos
If we are to have a stabilized market demand, selling pressure should be maintained . . . perhaps increased . . .at the first sign… — Paul G. Hoffman
If you're ever stuck in some thick undergrowth in your underwear, don't stop and start thinking of what other words have "under" in them, because… — Jack Handey
A total absence of self-doubt is the first sign of insanity. — Sandy Woodward
In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled! [People who get upset and worried at the first sign of misfortune are only… — Daniel Defoe
What I do know is, in little more than 30 years, we have gone from a nation where the â€œquiet enjoymentâ€ of oneâ€™s private property… — Vin Suprynowicz
Wakefulness is not a destination but a song the human heart keeps singing, the way birds keep singing at the first sign of light. — Mark Nepo
The first sign of love is when love asks nothing, [when it] gives everything. This is the real spiritual worship, the worship through love. Whether… — Swami Vivekananda

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