Mere Quotes

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For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In… — Kano Jigoro
Sice Karate exists for cultivating the spirit and training the body, it must be a moral way surpassing mere techniques... — Mas Oyama
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority. The woman has greater moral courage than the man; she… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
To delight the ear and the eye is a mere sensual indulgence;â€”true poetry strikes at the soul. — Egerton Brydges
But when we reduce sex to a function, we also invoke the idea of dysfunction. We are no longer talking about the art of sex;… — Esther Perel
It was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable. — James Ramsey Ullman
In contrast to the inorganic thereness of lifeless matter, living beings are not mere appearances. To be alive means to be possessed by an urge… — Hannah
Within a scantily plotted, novella-style narrative (the movie is an adaptation of a short story by Tom Bissell), single shots become story events that mere… — Karina Longworth
To err is to wander, and wandering is the way we discover the world; and, lost in thought, it is also the way we discover… — Kathryn Schulz
Do not judge from mere appearances... — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
As an atheist evolving to agnosticism, and seeking answers to whether or not belief in God is potentially rational, my life was turned upside down… — Francis Collins
Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext. — Pope Francis
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to… — Pope Benedict XVI
Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment. — Thomas Brooks
Even a beautiful God-scripted love story can never satisfy the way Jesus does...And until we are able to truly make Him our first love...we will… — Leslie Ludy
The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization. — Fernand Braudel
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills
Achievers have a can-do attitude that sets them apart from mere dreamers. Achievers are sold out to success-no matter the obstacles-and they are willing to… — Jim Rohn
I am no indiscriminate novel reader. The mere trash of the common circulating library I hold in the highest contempt. — Jane Austen

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