His Back Quotes

246 quotes by 215 authors

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held… — Robert Browning
Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love. — Albert Camus
If a mathematician wishes to disparage the work of one of his colleagues, say, A, the most effective method he finds for doing this is… — Alfred Tarski
Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of… — Francis of Assisi
The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra,… — Victor Borge
Over the last six months, I've seen what these two futures look like. And six months from now, we'll all be living in one, or… — Sandra Fluke
It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily… — George D. Prentice
The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a… — Joseph Conrad
St. Augustine and St. Thomas define mortal sin to be a turning away from God: that is, the turning of one's back upon God, leaving… — Alphonsus Liguori
If he had another hair on his back, he'd be up a tree. — Ken Reardon
Whenever someone asks me to define love, I usually think for a minute, then I spin around and pin the guy's arm behind his back.… — Jack Handey
Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise… — Hans Arp
To act and act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait and wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in… — H. P. Blavatsky
When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If… — Pope John Paul II
I have never heard a dancer asking for advice about how to stay focused on her footwork, or a painter complaining about the dull day-to-day… — Ursula K. Le Guin
You can lead a horse to water, but if you can get him to roll over and float on his back, then you got something! — Joe E. Lewis
Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on his back. — William Shakespeare
He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems;… — John Fowles
When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it's an invitation. — Rush Limbaugh
Nothing is improved by anger, unless it be the arch of a cat's back. A man with his back up is spoiling his figure. People… — Charles Spurgeon

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