Hands Quotes

12486 Hands quotes by 5912 unique authors

When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours. — W.C. Fields
If so be that freewill were our tutor, and we had our heaven in our own keeping, then we would lose all. But because we… — Samuel Rutherford
The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the… — William Proxmire
One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy. — Friedrich Nietzsche
It is not in our hands to prevent our birth; but we can correct this mistake - for in some cases it is a mistake. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon - so long as there… — George Orwell
In a man devoted to knowledge, pity seems almost ridiculous, like delicate hands on a cyclops. — Friedrich Nietzsche
To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes. — Sarah Brady
There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man… — Charlton Heston
The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up,… — Charles Darwin
It is within your hands to be frustrated in life or not. Just your expectations should become smaller, smaller, smaller, and in the same proportion… — Rajneesh
The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Faith is two empty hands held open to receive all of the Lord — Alan Redpath
When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food. — Barbara Boxer
Colombe Josse is the older Jesse daughter. Colombe Jesse is also a sort of tall blonde leek who dresses like a penniless Bohemian. If there… — Muriel Barbery
You must understand that this war is not against Hitler or National Socialism, but against the strength of the German people, which is to be… — Winston Churchill
When your little child tells a lie, do not rush at him as though the world were about to go into bankruptcy. Be honest with… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Gratitude consists of a watchful, minute attention to the particulars of our state, and to the multitudes of God's gifts, taken one by one. It… — Henry Edward Manning
As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful… — Alexander Hamilton
Who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret? Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many… — Khalil Gibran
Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the… — Thomas Jefferson
Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from… — Andrew Jackson
The disobedient child is continuously condemned. The obedient child is, on the other hand, continuously praised. But have you heard of any obedient child having… — Rajneesh
Over the past month, Muslims have fasted, taking no food or water during daylight hours, in order to refocus their minds on faith and redirect… — George W. Bush
Skewered through and through with office-pens, and bound hand and foot with red tape. — Charles Dickens

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