Lest Quotes

372 quotes by 299 authors

Alone, I often fall down into nothingness. I must push my foot stealthily lest I should fall off the edge of the world into nothingness.… — Virginia Woolf
Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when… — Ayn Rand
..."We were the pair. One too afraid to feel anything lest she lose control of her ironclad hold on her emotions, and the other so… — Kim Harrison
These infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an Omnipotent Being. How these madmen give themselves away! The real God taketh heed… — Bram Stoker
Maybe it was the angle, but her fawn's eyes, looking up at me, seemed larger than ever. I had to make an effort to keep… — Jerry Spinelli
No man may earn his heart's desire, lest first he brave the smoke and fire — Nicholas Evans
A seed of hope caught a taste of moisture. Some wishful kernel buried deep, where he was loathe to acknowledge it lest it poison or… — Hugh Howey
It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth's dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be left alone; lest… — H P Lovecraft
Meeting a stranger can be totally fleeting and meaningless, for example, unless you enter the individualâ€™s world by finding out at least one thing that… — Deepak Chopra
Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden thee, as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom that… — Herman Melville
She stared at me. "Fly, ;ole, in an airplane, which you were warned never to do lest Zeus strike you out of the sky, AND… — Rick Riordan
You are free when you gain back yourself,â€ Madame Wu said. â€œYou can be as free within these walls as you could be in the… — Pearl S. Buck
Careful what you hunt, lest you catch it. — Lev Grossman
the last cigarettes are smoked, the loaves are sliced, and lest this be taken for wry sorrow, drown the spider in wine. you are much… — Charles Bukowski
And wilt thou have me fashion into speech The love I bear thee, finding words enough, And hold the torch out, while the winds are… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
We are all lone souls. It pays to know humility, lest the delusion of control, of mastery, overwhelms. And, indeed, we seem a species prone… — Steven Erikson
We dream â€” it is good we are dreaming â€” It would hurt us â€” were we awake â€” But since it is playing â€”… — Emily Dickinson
There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let… — Jack Campbell
You must never call your enemy by a name you choose for him." â€œInstead you must call him by the name he calls himself. What… — Cameron Dokey
Your dreams are your spirit, your soul and without them your are dead. You must guard your dreams always. Always. Lest someone steal them away… — Brom

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