Knows When Quotes
133 quotes by 107 authors
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A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live.
— Thomas Merton
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I have no idea how he knows when I need him. We can go weeks without speaking, and then, when my blue moods threaten to…
— David Levithan
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The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.
— Neil Gaiman
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
— Brandon Sanderson
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Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.
— Pseudonymous Bosch
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Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.
— Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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If no one knows when a person is going to die, how can we say he died prematurely?
— George Carlin
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The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.
— Brandon Sanderson
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Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie," he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do I give you…
— Corrie Ten Boom
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They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.
— Amy Hempel
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The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop
— Victor Hugo
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It's hard to say what makes the mind piece things together in a sudden lightning flash. I've come to hold the human spirit in the…
— Karen Marie Moning
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Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair…
— Edmund Waller
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A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.
— Polybius
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A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions.
— Richard L. Evans
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A child knows when they are on the receiving end of a didactic exercise, or when they are sitting in the shadow of something else.
— Tim Crouch
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God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the…
— Dolly Parton
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I think any husband knows when to stand down when it comes to domestic disputes. After 13 years of marriage, I even think I may…
— Al Madrigal
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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
— Sun Tzu
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My mom knows when something is real and something is not.
— Christina Ricci
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