Mere Quotes

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Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination. — Ramana Maharshi
If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single… — Swami Vivekananda
The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go. — Henry Rollins
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality. — Pope Francis
It is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature. — Nikola Tesla
In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst in reality it… — Gad Saad
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the 'doers of the word'… — Martin Luther
Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind. — Sara Sheridan
No one's ready for a thing, until they believe that they can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief and not mere hope… — Napoleon Hill
Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
My happiest hours are those in which I think nothing, want nothing, when I do not even dream, but lose myself in some spurious vegetable… — Fernando Pessoa
When you consider all the stars I have managed, mere submarines make me smile. — Charles Frohman
What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing of… — Unknown Author
But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that… — Lafcadio Hearn
Happiness is not mere pleasure not the outcome of wealth. It is the result of active work rather than passive enjoyment of pleasure. — Robert Baden-Powell
The thing that moves us to pride or shame is not the mere mechanical reflection of ourselves but the imagined effect of this reflection upon… — Charles Horton Cooley
The police officer who puts their life on the line with no superpowers, no X-Ray vision, no super-strength, no ability to fly, and above all… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
The letter we all love to receive is one that carries so much of the writerâ€™s personality that she seems to be sitting beside us,… — Emily Post
To write well and speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well. — Bridget of Sweden
The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. — Edward Dmytryk

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