May Quotes

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What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Those things which we call extraordinary, remarkable, or unusual may make history, but they do not make real life. After all, to do well those… — Howard W. Hunter
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose. — Michael Josephson
There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth's burden is lightened by as much of it as another… — O. Henry
Waiting is worse than knowing. Grief rends the heart cleanly, that it may begin to heal; waiting shreds the spirit. — Morgan Llywelyn
Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, [the death of a parent] dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and may… — Joan Didion
Whether you are religious or nonreligious, may you find solace in the knowledge that the suffering is ours, but that those we love suffer no… — Susan Jacoby
Everything is meant to be lost, that the soul may stand in unhampered nothingness — Meister Eckhart
You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here. — Sarah McLachlan
Nothing can fill the gap when we are away from those we love, and it would be wrong to try to find anything.....It is nonsense… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We term sleep a death by which we may be literally said to die daily; in fine, so like death, I dare not trust it… — Thomas Browne
Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try… — Condoleezza Rice
Our youth can not understand why society chooses to criminalize a behavior with so little visible ill effect or adverse social impact... These young people… — Richard M. Nixon
A man's body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever. — Michael Caine
It may well be there is something else going on in the brain that we don't have an inkling of at the moment. — Roger Penrose
That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in… — Thomas Aquinas
Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg. — Maya Angelou
Nature has but one plan of operation, invariably the same in the smallest things as well as in the largest, and so often do we… — Marcello Malpighi
Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns… — Francis Quarles
If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding… — George Bernard Shaw
Love may be blind, but this I'll state - it's eagle-eyed compared to hate. — Robert Breault
We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may… — Ed Begley, Jr.
By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the… — Laozi
There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity. — Confucius
When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will — William Shakespeare

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