Lest Quotes

372 quotes by 291 authors

A wounded deer leaps highest, I've heard the hunter tell; 'Tis but the ecstasy of death, And then the brake is still. The smitten rock… — Emily Dickinson
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what… — St. Jerome
Adultery is a meanness and a stealing, a taking away from someone what should be theirs, a great selfishness, and surrounded and guarded by lies… — Rose Macaulay
Love is a volcano, the crater of which no wise man will approach too nearly, lest ... he should be swallowed up. — Charles Caleb Colton
Only men of considerable vanity write books; consistently therewith, I worried lest the world were exchanging an irreplaceable author for a more easily purchased diplomat. — John Kenneth Galbraith
So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas… — Nicolaus Copernicus
Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that… — Claude Debussy
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking… — William Drummond
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he… — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. — Epictetus
Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us… — Matthew Henry
You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to… — Shahrukh Khan
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he… — Albert Pike
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' — Francis Quarles
A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to… — Jimmy Reid
She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should… — Christina Rossetti
Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. — John Ruskin
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be… — Carl Sandburg
Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes. — William Shakespeare

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