Lest Quotes

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A monarch should be ever intent on conquest, lest his neighbours rise in arms against him. — Akbar
We dare not forget, lest we become a nation that does not only not know its roots but where itâ€™s going — Mzwakhe Mbuli
Why do we complain about the Fall? It is not on its account that we were expelled from Paradise, but on account of the Tree… — Franz Kafka
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but… — Abba Eban
Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits. Correctly executed and mastered… — Joseph Pilates
Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value. — Joseph Pilates
I had an overwhelming experience of the Lord's presence. I felt so powerfully overcome by the nearness of the Holy Spirit that I had to… — Mordecai Ham
Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and of my passing is near. I wish to die at home. Let not my end… — Genghis Khan
Researchers argue that it's of utmost importance to unravel the nature of black holes, lest we someday begin to worship them. Sounds ridiculous, but whole… — Eric Chaisson
Lest we forget, the birth of modern physics and cosmology was achieved by Galileo, Kepler and Newton breaking free not from the close confining prison… — David Bentley Hart
Actually, most things I say in public lead more or less directly to my own compositional practice, so I should be careful about generalizing lest… — Brian Ferneyhough
The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs have shackled their… — B. H. Liddell Hart
The man who has a certain religious belief and fears to discuss it, lest it may be proved wrong, is not loyal to his belief,… — William George Jordan
But by no manner of means are women to be allotted to uncover and exhibit any part of their person, lest both fall,-the men by… — Clement of Alexandria
Judge not, lest ye be judged judgmental. — Florence King
We might compare each day's decisions with the work of steering a boat. Our efforts will result in nebulous confusion if we make a wrong… — Hideo Kojima
Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and… — Isaac Watts
Our growing ability to eliminate the slow-moving aspects of entertainment and go hopping from one peak to another is not without cost. Stand-up comics, movie-makers… — William Raspberry
They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see… — Khalil Gibran
If bodies please thee, praise God on occasion of them, and turn back thy love upon their Maker; lest in these things which please thee,… — Saint Augustine

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