Merely Quotes

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The fact is that the beautiful, humanly speaking, is merely form considered in its simplest aspect, in its most perfect symmetry, in its most entire… — Victor Hugo
Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the… — David Hume
Love is merely a madness; and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do; and the reason why… — William Shakespeare
The Master said, â€œA true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing… — Confucius
Yes, she is in love with him, and yes, in spite of his qualms and inner hesitations, he loves her back, however improbable that might… — Paul Auster
I know you'll probably get angry with me for that, shout, stamp your feet: "speak just for yourself and your miseries in the underground, and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Seduction is merely encouraging a man to do something he already wants to do. — Lisa Kleypas
Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life's nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in "another"… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I am free to choose my own actions. Indeed, like everyone else, I must be so. A good act that is compelled is not goodness… — Cameron Dokey
This act of total surrender is not merely a fantastic intellectual and mystical gamble; it is something much more serious. It is an act of… — Thomas Merton
The fears that assault us are mostly simple anxieties about social skills, about intimacy, about likeableness, or about performance. We need not give emotional food… — Richard Rohr
The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense… — Tahir Shah
Is action merely the incidental product of thought, or is thought the consequential product of action? — Haruki Murakami
...treasure what it means to do a day's work. It's our one and only chance to do something productive today, and it's certainly not available… — Seth Godin
Cry your grief to God. Howl to the heavens. Tear your shirt. Your hair. Your flesh. Gouge out your eyes. Carve out your heart. And… — Jennifer Donnelly
I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
I stand by my opinions when I know I'm right, Captain Phelan. Whereas you stand by yours merely because you're stubborn. — Lisa Kleypas
At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to pass. They did… — Paulo Coelho
Switters was actually quite fond of Seattle's weather, and not merely because of it's ambivalence. He liked it's subtle, muted qualities and the landscape that… — Tom Robbins
Weâ€™re seeking â€” imperfectly at every turn, no doubt â€” an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all… — Brian D. McLaren

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