Flourishes Quotes

90 quotes by 78 authors

So long as man is protected by madness - he functions - and flourishes. — Emile M. Cioran
Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers. — Emile M. Cioran
Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes. — Martin Heidegger
Ancient poets and sages have called the earth the mother of all things. They could hardly have chosen a more attractive name, or one that… — Jonas Hallgrimsson
Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure. — Alfred North Whitehead
Ungrateful people breed negativity. No one gets any pleasure from giving to an ungrateful person. When you show appreciation, the object of your attention blossoms… — Paul McCabe
Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in… — Isaac Asimov
Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future — Colin Powell
We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will be doubled by… — James Madison
Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, and the first that dies. — Charles Caleb Colton
Creativity flourishes when we have a sense of safety and self-acceptance. — Julia Cameron
We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know, and shouldn't. I believe democracy… — Katharine Graham
Abundance flourishes in a grateful heart; gratutude is the secret of love. — Harold Klemp
Because science flourishes, must poesy decline? The complaint serves but to betray the weakness of the class who urge it. True, in an age like… — Hugh Miller
The history of most women is hidden either by silence, or by flourishes and ornaments that amount to silence. — Virginia Woolf
The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom. — Pope John Paul II
Boredom flourishes too, when you feel safe. It's a symptom of security. — Eugene Ionesco
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools. — John Tillotson
I get very tense working, so I often have to get up and wander around the house. It is very bad on my stomach. I… — William H. Gass
Avoid theatrical flourishes - the phrases that sound so damned good that they stand up and beg to be recognized as "good writing," and therefore… — Donald Spoto

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