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5402 Known quotes by 3459 unique authors

I could never have known so well how paltry men are, and how little they care for really high aims, if I had not tested… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
At one end of the continuum known as history are first-time events that have generated notable measures of public recognition due to either a positive… — Aberjhani
Can a physicist visualize an electron? The electron is materially inconceivable and yet, it is so perfectly known through its effects that we use it… — Wernher von Braun
We are not known by our bank balances or who our parents are. It is ultimately we who have to prove ourselves. It is not… — Unknown Author
The great age of the earth will appear greater to man when he understands the origin of living organisms and the reasons for the gradual… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
More and more of out colleagues fail to understand our work because of the high specialization of research problems. We must not be discouraged if… — Theobald Smith
A story contained in the family lore of Brigham Young's descendants illustrates the submissive nature of humility. It recounts that in a public meeting the… — Truman G. Madsen
Why had we come to the moon? The thing presented itself to me as a perplexing problem. What is this spirit in man that urges… — H.G. Wells
Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days, wants to penetrate, and to… — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world. — Charles Dickens
Marijuana is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man. — Frances M. Young
Let me come in when you are weeping, friend, and let me take your hand. I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can… — Grace Noll Crowell
You don't know what beauty is. You use the word, certainly, but your word is empty. Beauty is known only by one who has known… — Rajneesh
In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric… — Winston Churchill
One must expect a war between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. which will begin with the total destruction of London. I think the war will last 30… — Bertrand Russell
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed — Barack Obama
Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality — Barack Obama
It was this same Jesus, the Christ who, among many other remarkable things, said and repeated something which, proceeding from any other being would have… — Wilbur Smith
I accept the resurrection of Easter Sunday not as an invention of the community of disciples, but as a historical event. If the resurrection of… — Pinchas Lapide
To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does… — Sun Tzu
One should not utter a word about his own inadequacies. In the Oxo it says: 'When a man lets out a single word, the long… — Takeda Nobushige
Government: If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property, you will be arrested. If… — Edward Abbey
Do not have as your motive the desire to be known as a praying man. Get an inner chamber in which to pray where no… — Oswald Chambers
We should not open our mouths too hastily upon approaching God. On the contrary, we first must ask God to show us what and how… — Watchman Nee
All spiritual prayers have their source in God. God makes known to us what we ought to pray by unfolding to us the need and… — Watchman Nee

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