Guard Quotes
846 Guard quotes by 654 unique authors
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There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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This is my password," said the King as he drew his sword. "The light is dawning, the lie broken. Now guard thee, miscreant, for I…
— C.S. Lewis
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O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.
— Albert Schweitzer
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I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!
— Jasper Fforde
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Relius looked away. "He said that you...cried," he said softly. "But not that he cried as well," said the queen, amused at the memory. "We…
— Megan Whalen Turner
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God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone.
— William Butler Yeats
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Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and Morpork. From theft.…
— Terry Pratchett
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You must therefore zealously guard in his mind the curious assumption 'My time is my own'. Let him have the feeling that he starts each…
— C.S. Lewis
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we only asked for leopards to guard our thinning dreams.
— Charles Bukowski
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Magrat had used a lot of powder to make her face pale and interesting. It combined with the lavishly applied mascara to give the guard…
— Terry Pratchett
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Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the…
— Saint Augustine
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Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when it's…
— Suzanne Collins
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The first building she reached appeared to be an old barn. Only one young guard stood before its bolted door, staring at her with wide…
— Shannon Hale
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Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.
— C.S. Lewis
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Every walker is a guard on patrol to protect the ineffable.
— Rebecca Solnit
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We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.
— Deborah Smith
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Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike." What do you mean?" Your daughter," Dr.…
— Jodi Picoult
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For myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard.
— Edgar Rice Burroughs
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What seem our worst prayers may really be, in God's eyes, our best. Those, I mean, which are least supported by devotional feeling. For these…
— C.S. Lewis
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Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.
— Katherine Paterson
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Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
— Lois McMaster Bujold
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Not one of the orthodox ministers dare preach what he thinks if he knows a majority of his congregation think otherwise. He knows that every…
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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Apollo, sacred guard of earth's true core, Whence first came frenzied, wild prophetic word...
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not…
— Julie James
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