Grumble Quotes
37 Grumble quotes by 35 unique authors
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Let no man grumble when his friends fall off, As they will do like leaves at the first breeze; When your affairs come round, one…
— Lord Byron
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When afflictions arrest us, we shall murmur and grumble and struggle until we see that it is God that strikes.
— Thomas Brooks
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
— Chinua Achebe
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You may think it odd that there were three men to look after one tiny station, but the people who ran the railway knew that…
— Joan Aiken
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Truly, we have much to thank God for, but if we would be thankful, we must set our hearts to do it with a will.…
— Samuel Logan Brengle
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Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain--which is to say, all of it. Every last…
— Bill Bryson
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Oh, don't the days seem lank and long When all goes right and nothing goes wrong, And isn't your life extremely flat With nothing whatever…
— W. S. Gilbert
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Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won't grumble. Grumble and you won't be grateful.
— Billy Graham
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Nowhere on the globe do men live so well as in America, or grumble so much.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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When ill luck besets us, to ease the tension we have only to remember that happiness is relative. The next time you are tempted to…
— Dale Carnegie
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Oh, wouldn't the world seem dull and flat with nothing whatever to grumble at?
— W. S. Gilbert
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To be under pressure is inescapable. Pressure takes place through all the world; war, siege, the worries of state. We all know men who grumble…
— Saint Augustine
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An emperor knows how to govern when poets are free to make verses, people to act plays, historians to tell the truth, ministers to give…
— Will Durant
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The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise again; and if,…
— Vincent de Paul
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It thunders, howls, roars, hisses, whistles, blusters, hums, growls, rumbles, squeaks, groans, sings, crackles, cracks, rattles, flickers, clicks, snarls, tumbles, whimpers, whines, rustles, murmurs, crashes,…
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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The washing of dishes does seem to me the most absurd and unsatisfactory business that I ever undertook. If, when once washed, they would remain…
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble if it delivers…
— Evan Davis
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It is observed at sea that men are never so much disposed to grumble and mutiny as when least employed. Hence an old captain, when…
— Samuel Smiles
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It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all…
— Larry Hagman
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It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain…
— James Whitcomb Riley
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Home is the place we love best and grumble the most.
— Billy Sunday
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It's a beautiful religion and I wish I understood it more. No, I don't want to understand it all. It's beautiful because it's always a…
— Betty Smith
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Unfortunately complaining is one thing Eeyores are not afraid to do. They grudgingly carry their thimbles to the Fountain of Life, then mumble and grumble…
— Benjamin Hoff
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How wicked I was to wish that something dramatic would happen!' she thought. 'Oh, if we could only have those dear, monotonous, pleasant days back…
— Lucy Maud Montgomery
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What must strike any intelligent witch or wizard on studying the so-called history of the Elder Wand is that every man who claims to have…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Who Wrote These Grumble Quotes
35 authors contributed a total of 37 Grumble Quotes, led by these top contributors: