Hardened Quotes

132 Hardened quotes by 119 unique authors

What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of… — Diane Ravitch
Young bodies are like tender plants, which grow and become hardened to whatever shape you've trained them. — Desiderius Erasmus
The glassblower knows: while in the heat of beginning, any shape is possible. Once hardened, the only way to change is to break. — Mark Nepo
One good thing about teaching calculus is that you develop a hardened attitude towards repeating yourself. — Unknown Author
Kids have to be tough to survive on the streets of Kathmandu, where older gang members often beat and rob them. They face cold winters,… — Craig Kielburger
While sitting on the bank of a river one day, I picked up a solid round stone from the water and broke it open. It… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
Nine times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from youth to manhood. That interval is… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten… — Andy Goldsworthy
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life. — Laozi
Your anger will cool into hardened passionate insight if you wait a day. Most of the things that make me angry I let them sit.… — Keith Olbermann
Don’t be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart. — Luis Palau
Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a single instance of… — Martin Luther
O what hardness of heart mayst thou see in every corner whither thou goest, and where thou preachest, most part being as unconcerned as the… — Thomas Boston
I've seen men who thought they were brave turn out to be shameful cowards. Other people, who thought they were capable of the utmost self-sacrifice,… — Unknown Author
If I had my way, I would declare a moratorium on public preaching of 'the plan of salvation' in America for one to two years.… — Paris Reidhead
Steel can be tempered and hardened, and so can men. In this world of struggle, which was not designed for softies, a man must be… — Herbert Newton Casson
As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it's just your survival mechanism… — Linda Vester
When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and… — Bill Walsh
A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Pass. Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for 16 hardened criminals. — Ronnie Corbett
We must refuse to lean upon the broken staff of human wisdom & cling to the gospel alone as the power of God to save… — Paul Washer
The devil comes in many guises-anger in the form of justice-passion in the form of duty. When it first comes, the man knows and then… — Swami Vivekananda
Healing is embracing what is most feared; healing is opening what has been closed, softening what has hardened into obstruction, healing is learning to trust… — Jeanne Achterberg
Only unconditional grace can transform a hardened heart into a grateful heart. Only a free gift can demolish any notion of quid pro quo. Only… — Mark Galli
It is not only the prisoners who grow coarse and hardened from corporal punishment, but those as well who perpetrate the act or are present… — Anton Chekhov
Our past is the forge upon which we are hardened and tempered, to prepare us for the present. We are like a fine blade that… — Larry Atchley Jr.

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