Foiled Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

When an investigator has developed a formula which gives a complete representation of the phenomena within a certain range, he may be prone to satisfaction.… — Arthur Eddington
There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so whilst we live in… — John Owen
Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon, and by which… — William Hazlitt
For as a city which has been once besieged and not sacked will ever after be more strong to hold out if it be assaulted… — George Downame
We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance. — Penelope Lively
Nobody knows what the cause is, though some pretend they do; it like some hidden assassin waiting to strike at you. Childless women get it,… — Wystan Hugh Auden
There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed upon. It will always be so while we live in… — John Owen
Once I got home, I sulked for a while. All my brilliant plans foiled by thermodynamics. Damn you, Entropy! — Andy Weir
O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the… — Mortimer Collins
Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. — William Congreve
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the princess when he… — Peter S. Beagle
No", Tori said, " I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I've been using her as a human shield against those guys… — Kelley Armstrong
We think of it as a sort of traffic accident of the heart. It is an emotion that scares us more than cruelty, more than… — Diane Ackerman
Did you have trouble at the airport this week? I had to throw away all my make-up. They said it's because of this terrorist plot… — Jimmy Kimmel

Who Wrote These Foiled Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 15 Foiled Quotes as follows: