Mere Quotes

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In New York and New England the sap starts up in the sugar maple the very day the bluebird arrives, and sugar-making begins forthwith. The… — John Burroughs
But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if raised… — William Cowper
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence. — William Cowper
As a great part of the uneasiness of matrimony arises from mere trifles,, it would be wise in every young married man to enter into… — Henry Fielding
You know how often the turning down this street or that, the accepting or rejecting of an invitation, may deflect the whole current of our… — Arthur Conan Doyle
There is a subtle and unmistakable touch of love and pride, beyond mere skill, almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which… — Joseph Conrad
But perhaps my art is the art of a lunatic, I thought, mere glittering quicksilver, a blue soul breaking in upon my pictures. — Marc Chagall
Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion .. .… — Epictetus
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. — Felix Frankfurter
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct. — Duke Ellington
Sculpture is not the mere cutting of the form of anything in stone; it is the cutting of the effect of it. Very often the… — John Ruskin
A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece, and slaves to… — Charles Churchill
Informal relationships are not mere minor interstitial supplements to the major institutions of society. These informal relationships not only include important decision-making processes, such as… — Thomas Sowell
Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying. — Thomas Sowell
The literary gift is a mere accident - is as often bestowed on idiots who have nothing to say worth hearing as it is denied… — Max Beerbohm
My aim is to give you only the things with which I am completely satisfied, even if it means asking you a little more [time]… — Claude Monet
It really is appallingly difficult to do something which is complete in every respect, and I think most people are content with mere approximations. Well,… — Claude Monet
Whatever we read from intense curiosity gives us the model of how we should always read. Plodding along page after page with an equal attention… — Ernest Dimnet
You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say. — Sherwood Anderson
Form is sometimes considered a mere spice added by the artist to the representation of objects in order to make it pleasurable. — Rudolf Arnheim

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