Lest Quotes

372 quotes by 299 authors

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it. — Tertullian
The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it… — Simone Weil
Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, lest it… — John Wesley
Let me go: take back thy gift: Why should a man desire in any way To vary from the kindly race of men, Or pass… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously. — George R. R. Martin
Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you. — Friedrich Nietzsche
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there lest we be like the… — Mark Twain
The sin which is unpardonable is knowingly and wilfully to reject truth, to fear knowledge lest that knowledge pander not to thy prejudices. — Aleister Crowley
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -… — Patrick Henry
O, swear not by the moon, the fickle moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise… — William Shakespeare
It is a false idea that the Saints will escape all the judgments, whilst the wicked suffer; for all flesh is subject to suffer and… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
It was not the passion that was new to her, it was the yearning adoration. She knew she had always feared it, for it left… — D. H. Lawrence
We have made men proud of most vices, but not of cowardice. Whenever we have almost succeeded in doing so, God permits a war or… — C.S. Lewis
Lest we forget at least an over the shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology and history (and who is… — Saul Alinsky
Lest we forget: It is easy to be human, very hard to be humane — Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Her cheeks were flushed. She caught hold of the Savage's arm and pressed it, limp, against her side. He looked down at her for a… — Aldous Huxley
Kindness consents very readily to the removal of its object â€“ we have all met people whose kindness to animals is constantly leading them to… — C.S. Lewis
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and… — Taylor Caldwell

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