Mere Quotes

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Mere enthusiasm is the all in all. — William Blake
In this same tradition, beauty is inextricably bound up with the principles of order and harmony believed to underlie the cosmos. Artists in the Classical… — John Walford
We have the possibility of being far removed from what we are, of beginning to taste it and feel it. That is direct knowledge. That… — Frederick Lenz
Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks… — Criss Jami
A song has a life of its own. It's an autonomous thing, separate from your own experience, almost. And the mere repetition of it means… — St. Vincent
Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival of productive forces… — Wei Jingsheng
Religion is behavior and not mere belief. — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter. — Abraham Cahan
Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a… — Rosa Luxemburg
In an information society, education is no mere amenity; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits. — John Naisbitt
God is not the mere dead conception to which we have thus given utterance, but he is in himself pure Life. — Johann Gottlieb Fichte
'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did he say 'strive'?… — Symeon the New Theologian
Have you ever stopped to consider the power of words? Through mere words, wars have started and ended. Tender feelings have been hurt and soothed.… — Randall Wright
It is inconceivable to me that an ethical relation to land can exist without love, respect, and admiration for land, and a high regard for… — Aldo Leopold
What attracted me about my mirrors was the idea of having nothing manipulated in them. A piece of bought mirror. Just hung there, without any… — Gerhard Richter
The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by… — Louisa May Alcott
A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail. Index-hunter is a term used mockingly, meaning one who acquires superficial knowledge… — Tobias Smollett
Don't go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Writing a diary every evening before going to bed is a good habit. We can record in the diary how much time we have devoted… — Mata Amritanandamayi
New media may at first appear as mere codes of transmission for older achievement and established patterns of thought. But nobody could make the mistake… — Marshall McLuhan

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