May Quotes

20575 May quotes by 7930 unique authors

Each arc of color may be lovely to behold, but it is the full spectrum of our woman rainbow that glows with the brightest promise… — Merlin Stone
Humanity may endure the loss of everything; all its possessions may be turned away without infringing its true dignity - all but the possibility of… — Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
You too must not count too much on your reality as you feel it today, since like yesterday, it may prove an illusion for you… — Luigi Pirandello
We may well be the ones Proverbs warns when it reminds us: "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks the… — Joan D. Chittister
Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission. — Thomas Jefferson
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be… — Samuel Smiles
A man's a man for a' that. . . . . A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But… — Robert Burns
He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
I know we can each do something, however small that act may seem to be. We can pay an honest tithe and give our fast… — Jeffrey R. Holland
If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or contest or fiery… — Howard W. Hunter
Don't make misrepresentations to anyone you deal with. If you believe the other person may have misunderstood you, correct any misunderstanding you find exists. Honesty… — Buck Rodgers
So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry… — Benjamin Franklin
May every soul that touches mine - be it the slightest contact - get there from some good; some little grace; one kindly thought; one… — George Eliot
If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious. How many riches it hides within… — Rose of Lima
The wicked exist in this world either to be converted or that through them the good may exercise patience. — Saint Augustine
Whatever troubles may be before you, accept them bravely, remembering Whom you are trying to follow. Do not be afraid. Love one another, bear with… — Mary MacKillop
If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering. By miracles… — Saint John Chrysostom
There is an honesty which is but decided selfishness in disguise. The person who will not refrain from expressing his or her sentiments and manifesting… — Arthur Helps
If, after a rigid examination, it be found an imposition, it should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments on… — Orson Pratt
Convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by reason, by logical arguments, or by the Word of God, and we will… — Orson Pratt
You may talk about religion and speak about the Gospel, and say we have got the truth and the plan of salvation, and we have… — George Q. Cannon
Honesty is a principle, and we have our moral agency to determine how we will apply this principle. We have the agency to make choices,… — James E. Faust
We are the creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than of reason or even of self-interest. Even in the common transactions and daily intercourse… — William Hazlitt
They who lose today may win tomorrow. — Miguel de Cervantes

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