Frequent Quotes

288 quotes by 237 authors

The first key to wisdom is assiduous and frequent questioning. — Peter Abelard
One inconvenience... may attend bold and arduous attempts: frequent failure may discourage. This evil, however, is not more pernicious than the slow proficiency which is… — Joshua Reynolds
The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes. — John Masefield
The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent, so… — Wassily Kandinsky
His most frequent ailment was the headache which he used to relieve by inhaling the steam of coffee. — Samuel Johnson
The colours of insects and many smaller animals contribute to conceal them from the larger ones which prey upon them. Caterpillars which feed on leaves… — Erasmus Darwin
If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter frequent… — Maxwell Perkins
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit himself. A frequent source of error… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Cats mean kittens, plentiful and frequent. — Doris Lessing
The whole gamut of good and evil is in every human being, certain notes, from stronger original quality or most frequent use, appearing to form… — Fanny Kemble
Frequent risk-takers have had their fair shares of failures and successes, hence, being confident in reaching their goals, they will usually seem insensitive to whether… — Criss Jami
As to spelling the very frequent word though with six letters instead of two, it is impossible to discuss it, as it is outside the… — George Bernard Shaw
I have often been surprised that Mathematics, the quintessence of Truth, should have found admirers so few and so languid. Frequent consideration and minute scrutiny… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
When you get to your third millionth frequent flyer mile, I think something snaps in your brain. — Jeff Foxworthy
I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy. — Robert Downey, Jr.
God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit. — Arthur Erickson
Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door… — Omar Khayyam
Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and… — Leon Panetta
It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes… — Steven Pinker

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