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In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained. Secondly, since Scripture… — Thomas Aquinas
O Priest! Take care lest what was said to Christ on the cross be said to you: He saved others, himself he cannot save! — Norbert of Xanten
Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the… — Francis Quarles
At all costs we must re-establish faith in spiritual values. We must worship something beyond ourselves, lest we destroy ourselves. — Philip Gibbs
A man is not expected to love his country, lest he make an ass of himself. Yet our country, seen through the mists of smog,… — Elwyn Brooks White
The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered by me [as President] according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated by the plain… — Thomas Jefferson
So long as the Constitution is not amended beyond recognition, so long as elections are held regularly and fairly and the ethos of secularism broadly… — Ramachandra Guha
Be careful, you are not in Wonderland. I've heard the strange madness long growing in your soul. But you are fortunate in your ignorance, in… — Allen Ginsberg
I wasn't making fun of my father in-law's religion. And even if I was so what, it's a comedy. Religion should be made fun of,… — Larry David
Well, one of the problems about being psychoanalyzed is, as Nietzsche said, Be careful lest in casting out your devils that you cast out the… — Joseph Campbell
I fear chiefly lest my expression may not be extravagant enough, may not wander far enough beyond the narrow limit of my daily experience, so… — Henry David Thoreau
Keep guard over your eyes and ears as the inlets of your heart, and over your lips as the outlets, lest they betray you in… — Anne Bronte
But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I… — George Washington
Man must shape his tools lest they shape him. — Arthur Miller
An empty canvas, apparently really empty, that says nothing and is without significance â€“ almost dull, in fact â€“ in reality, is crammed with thousands… — Wassily Kandinsky
Muslims must decide, lest they end up divided by the very religion that calls upon them to unite. — Tariq Ramadan
Beware of those who seek to take care of you lest your caretakers become your jailers. — Jim Rohn
Every virtue inclines to stupidity, every stupidity to virtue; "stupid to the point of sanctity," they say in Russia, - let us be careful lest… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Let us not seek to make it less monstrous, for our own convenience, our own sense of beauty, lest, awakened in one unthinkable hour, we… — John Updike
Is the leadership of the worldwide church in the hands of men and women who know how to lead others one by one to Jesus… — Stephen Neill

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