Keenest Quotes

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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions… — John Adams
For keenest enjoyment, I visit when the dew is on them, or in cloudy weather, or when the rain is falling: and I must be… — David Fairchild
Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is only on… — Sun Tzu
The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral. — Aristippus
Reading enables us to see with the keenest eyes, to hear with the finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices of all time. — James Russell Lowell
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. — Sophocles
Among other grand achievements, F. A. Hayek had a remarkable career pointing out the flaws in collectivism. One of his keenest insights was that, paradoxically,… — Sheldon Richman
Individualism has come in for an enormous amount of criticism over the years. It still does. It is widely assumed to be synonymous with selfishness...But… — Margaret Thatcher
'T is hers to pluck the amaranthine flower Of faith, and round the sufferer's temples bind Wreaths that endure affliction's heaviest shower, And do not… — William Wordsworth
Publicity is the very soul of justice. It is the keenest spur to exertion, and the surest of all guards against improbity. — Jeremy Bentham
I know, indeed, of nothing more subtly satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does… — William Dean Howells
Sex endows the individual with a dumb and powerful instinct, which carries his body and soul continually towards another, makes it one of the dearest… — George Santayana
Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity. ... The… — David Gelernter
Science has helped us to understand and master ourselves, creating an elevated new form of human life, the wealth and beauty of which cannot be… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice. — Zoroaster
Behind my non-cooperation there is always the keenest desire to cooperate on the slightest pretext even with the worst of opponents. To me, a very… — Mahatma Gandhi
The most intolerable pain is produced by prolonging the keenest pleasure. — George Bernard Shaw
And if thought and emotion can persist in this way so long after the brain that sent them forth has crumpled into dust, how vitally… — Algernon Blackwood
Going to a restaurant is one of my keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded by strangers, I… — Adam Gopnik
Would you hurt a man keenest strike at his self-love? — Lew Wallace

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