Manner Quotes
1366 Manner quotes by 1009 unique authors
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Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are…
— H. L. Mencken
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And all shall be well and/ All manner of thing shall be well/ By the purification of the motive/ In the ground of our beseeching
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is to put on…
— C.S. Lewis
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The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
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My poor soul! Sigh, pray and strive to take upon you the blessed yoke of Christ, and you will live on earth in a heavenly…
— Tikhon of Zadonsk
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Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;…
— John of Damascus
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We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him, and Him alone can…
— Lorenzo Scupoli
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Our Lord reserved to Himself certain things which He would do in due time in a manner outside the course and order of nature, so…
— Saint Augustine
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...we know that God arranges the opportunities for salvation in different ways. Our situation is that we respond eagerly or in a laggardly manner to…
— John Cassian
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The Word of God makes use of poetic imagery when discussing... formless intelligences but... it does not do so for the sake of art, but…
— Pope Dionysius
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Drama is the most difficult of all arts. In it two things are to be satisfied - first, the ears, and second, the eyes. To…
— Swami Vivekananda
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Jesus didn't say that if you wanted to follow Him you could do it in a lukewarm manner. He said, 'Take up your cross and…
— Francis Chan
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A sustainable human community is designed in such a manner that its ways of life, technologies, and social institutions honor, support, and cooperate with nature's…
— Fritjof Capra
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It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such…
— Albert Pinkham Ryder
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There are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some things are spoken--the manner, the place and the time.
— Robert Southey
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The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.
— Ronald Reagan
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If people and their manner of living were alike everywhere, there would not be much point in moving from one place to another.
— Paul Bowles
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Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors--is not a state of being, but a manner of traveling. This great…
— Alan Kay
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I have always watched the rushes, and have learned more because I have done so, because you can have all manner of ideas in your…
— Jacqueline Bisset
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Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them. Stretch it as thin as the temple flesh of an ailing woman and still it…
— Djuna Barnes
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Belts distract the eye from a bloated tummy, a heavy-set upper body and all manner of sins. They can be a superb way to update…
— Twiggy
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The most efficient way to memorise a piece is to use the one which proceeds in an error free manner
— Sergei Rachmaninoff
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It borders on irresponsibility when people get on television and start talking that way when they should know better. They should do their homework, and…
— Miles O'Brien
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Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness.
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Our communications reflect in our countenance. Therefore, we must be careful not only what we communicate, but also how we do so. Souls can be…
— L. Lionel Kendrick
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