Incurring Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings… — Chanakya
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very… — Niccolo Machiavelli
May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the… — Zachary Taylor
A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even… — Carlo M. Cipolla
We feel led to caution . . . against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them… — Wilford Woodruff
Allow a government to decline paying its debts and you overthrow all public morality-you unhinge all the principles that preserve the limits of free constitutions.… — Alexander Hamilton
The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If… — Elizabeth Aston
I learned little save that most of the deeds, good and bad both, incurring opprobrium or plaudits or reward either, within the scope of man's… — William Faulkner
The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard, of… — Pierre Trudeau
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur… — Frederick Douglass
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. — Henry James
A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their… — Thomas Jefferson
To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a… — Plutarch
Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments — Confucius
It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families opportunities to obtain decent household… — William Lacy Clay, Jr.
Momma will be forever remembered with the love, kindness, and warmth she brought to so many lives. Grief is something that all must travel in… — Tammi Post

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