Lest Quotes

372 quotes by 299 authors

Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness, bitterness and terror. — John Owen
I would by all means have men beware, lest Ã†sop's pretty fable of the fly that sate [sic] on the pole of a chariot at… — Francis Bacon
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Where the apple reddens never pry - lest we lose our Edens, Eve and I. — Robert Browning
Do no dishonor to the earth lest you dishonor the spirit of man. — Henry Beston
In law it is good policy to never plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you can not. — Abraham Lincoln
Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our… — Earl Warren
Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be… — Charles Churchill
To eliminate the discrepancy between men's plans and the results achieved, a new approach is necessary. Morphological thinking suggests that this new approach cannot be… — Fritz Zwicky
We must always be on guard lest, under the pretext of keeping one commandment, we be found breaking another. — Saint Basil
Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for. — StanisÅ‚aw I LeszczyÅ„ski
Perfect concordance among reformers is not to be expected; and men who are honestly struggling towards the light cannot hope to attain at one bound… — Thomas George Bonney
Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one. — Friedrich Nietzsche
If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink: Good wine - a friend - or being dry -… — Henry Aldrich
O Allah do not give me in excess lest I may be disobedient. — Umar
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth. — George Herbert
At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about the… — Naomi Oreskes
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master — Demosthenes
Good men do not always have grace and favor, lest they should be puffed up, and grow insolent and proud. — Saint John Chrysostom

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