Master Quotes

2461 Master quotes by 1580 unique authors

Original sin is not only the violation of a positive command … but … attempts … to abolish fatherhood, destroying its rays which permeate the… — Pope John Paul II
We are very much like them: indiscriminate killers, ruled by drives little acknowledged and less understood, mindlessly territorial and murderously jealous - the only significant… — Rick Yancey
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could… — Confucius
The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of… — Confucius
The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16) — Confucius
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment. — Confucius
The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing… — Confucius
The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not… — Confucius
The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.” (Analects 2.11) — Confucius
The Master said, “To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned—is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from… — Confucius
She went of her own accord,' answered the master; 'she has a right to go if she please. Trouble me no more about her. Hereafter… — Emily Bronte
It is to the Cross that the Christian is challenged to follow his Master: no path of redemption can make a detour around it. — Hans Urs von Balthasar
I never met your likeness. Jane: you please me, and you master me - you seem to submit, and I like the sense of pliancy… — Charlotte Bronte
We swung over the hills and over the town and back again, and I saw how a man can be master of a craft, and… — Beryl Markham
There, Master Niketas,’ Baudolino said, ‘when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. A… — Umberto Eco
The Master created humans first as the lowest type, most easily formed. Gradually, he replaced them by robots, the next higher step, and finally he… — Isaac Asimov
There is no Master but the Master,” he said, “and QT-1 is his prophet. — Isaac Asimov
You'd help if you could, wouldn't you, boy?" I said. "It's no wonder they call you man's best friend. Faithful and loyal and true, you… — Connie Willis
I tell you loneliness is the thing to master. Courage and fear, love, death are only parts of it and can easily be ruled afterwards.… — Martha Gellhorn
I'd never seen a man who could outshop me, but Jenks was a master. — Kim Harrison
On Gandhi: Don’t ever forget, that we were not lead by a saint with his head in clouds, but by a master tactician with his… — Shashi Tharoor
So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a… — Brandon Mull
Who are you, Master?' he asked. 'Eh, what?' said Tom sitting up, and his eyes glinting in the gloom. 'Don't you know my name yet?… — J.R.R. Tolkien
You have to be more discerning, Lily, when experimenting with bondage." He wiggled his eyebrows. "I'd make a great master. — Christine Feehan
Feel oddly barren. My sickness is when words draw in their horns and the physical world refuses to be ordered, recreated, arranged and selected. I… — Sylvia Plath

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