Master Quotes

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to… — Edward Gibbon
Don't go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it… — Mata Amritanandamayi
It is always advisable to obtain a mantra from a self-realized master. Until then we may use one of the mantras of our beloved deity… — Mata Amritanandamayi
My reflection, when I first made myself master of the central idea of the 'Origin', was, 'How extremely stupid not to have thought of that!' — Thomas Huxley
The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which… — Bernard de Mandeville
Your Master Teacher knows all you need to learn, the perfect timing for your learning it, and the ideal way of teaching it to you.… — Peter McWilliams
The fear of hell, the punishment of sin, how the modern parent revolts from such teaching. Yet I will assert that far from doing us… — Joyce Cary
Of myself I must say this, I never was any greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait fast-holding prince, nor yet a master; my heart was… — Elizabeth I
Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or… — Algernon Sidney
You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it. — Chuck D
Nearly everything I do is part of a master plan to make me the most important entertainer in the world. — Bobby Darin
I will work with anyone that wants to get America back on track and make sure that the government is the servant and no longer… — Todd Akin
My master's degree was in English literature. — Sylvia Browne
Just as the slave master required the slaves to imitate the image he had of them, so women, who live in a relatively powerless position,… — Susan Griffin
I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master. — Jay Asher
I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it.… — Ed Balls
Sam Walton was a master storyteller who used illustrative stories to reinforce his cultural standards. — Michael Bergdahl
I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O'Brian's 'Master and Commander'… — Billy Campbell
Every case involving cybercrime that I've been involved in, I've never found a master criminal sitting somewhere in Russia or Hong Kong or Beijing. It… — Frank Abagnale
Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of… — Ahmed Chalabi

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