Merely Quotes

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Cast your whole vote, not a piece of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless when it conforms to a majority; but… — Henry David Thoreau
Doubt is merely a thought. When experience proves it wrong, it will quickly go away. — Ralph Marston
I have dedicated my time here on earth to find the tools that can help each of us experience an extraordinary quality of life. I… — Tony Robbins
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If… — Sun Tzu
The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up… — Sun Tzu
When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, house, a field....Merely think, here is a… — Claude Monet
I deplore the horrible crime of child-murder...We want prevention, not merely punishment. We must reach the root of the evil, and destroy it. — Susan B. Anthony
Two simple principles lie at the bottom of the whole matter, and they may be precipitated into two rules. The first is that, when there… — H. L. Mencken
The man who loves his country on its own account, and not merely for its trappings of interest or power, can never be divorced for… — Thomas Jefferson
For what is Mysticism? It is not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but by inward disposition? Is it… — Florence Nightingale
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink — Ben Jonson
Whether the authorities be invaders or merely local tyrants, the effect of such [gun control] laws is to place the individual at the mercy of… — Robert A. Heinlein
Our Soul is a spark of the Divine. It is pure and perfect. Evil deeds merely obstruct our vision of the true nature of our… — Swami Vivekananda
The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up,… — Charles Darwin
The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or technical solutions. Rather,… — Pope Benedict XVI
The intellect of most men is barren. They neither fertilize or are fertilized. It is the marriage of the soul with nature that makes the… — Henry David Thoreau
The Department of Peace would take a more human approach to healing our society, looking not merely for ways we can destroy an enemy, but… — Marianne Williamson
Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best a… — Herbert Croly
Life is both pleasure and pain, is it not? But why should we cling to pleasure and avoid pain? Why not merely live with both?… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The Christian's God does not consist merely of a God who is the author of mathematical truths and the order of elements... But a God… — Blaise Pascal

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