Intent Upon Quotes

16 quotes by 15 authors

Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic… — Seneca the Younger
No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the… — Marcel Proust
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A… — Laozi
The question, 'Why does she stay?' is code for some people for, 'It's her fault for staying,' as if [domestic violence] victims intentionally choose to… — Leslie Morgan Steiner
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A… — Laozi
The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to… — Ludwig von Mises
And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless… — Billy Tauzin
King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that all those men… — Diodorus Siculus
Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages. — Samuel Johnson
Be intent upon the perfection of the present day. — William Law
Conversation: A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe… — Ambrose Bierce
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than… — Charles Dickens
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. If I wish… — Soren Kierkegaard
There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from… — Thomas Mann
Those truly committed to liberation must reject the banking concept in its entirety, adopting instead a concept of women and men as conscious beings and… — Paulo Freire
Shall I be wrong, or am I speaking the truth? My heart tells me to speak, for I think I never saw such a likeness,… — Helen

Who Wrote These Intent Upon Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 16 Intent Upon Quotes as follows: