Merely Quotes

3319 Merely quotes by 1909 unique authors

I think schools, as they are now regulated, the hot-beds of vice and folly, and the knowledge of human nature supposedly attained there, merely cunning… — Mary Wollstonecraft
I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like… — Erica Jong
Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we… — Pope Benedict XVI
I think it is a duty I owe to my profession and to my sex to show that a woman has a right to the… — Unknown Author
As Christians, I challenge you. Have a great aim - have a high standard - make Jesus your ideal...make Him an ideal not merely to… — Eric Liddell
Where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign. — Victor Hugo
For some it takes a lifetime to find true love, But for the lucky ones a lifetime is merely enough to share the love they've… — Judith Viorst
There is a Difference Between Merely Living and Living Worthily — B R Ambedkar
For an individual as well as a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. To fight in a battle and live… — B R Ambedkar
Come, come, come. Without a monster or two it's not a quest, merely a gaggle of friends wandering about. — A A Milne
Frequently what we say is rest is merely laziness. Our body requires respite and so does our mind and spirit. But a person should never… — Watchman Nee
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from… — George Henry Borrow
It is completely in accord with the etatist thinking prevalent everywhere today to consider a theory to be finally disposed of merely because the authorities… — Ludwig von Mises
True liberty consists not merely in being free from something, but also in being free for something. — Ralph Washington Sockman
What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested in the past itself embodies… — Robert Nozick
Learn to see it in thyself and thou wilt understand the infinite essence, hidden in all illusory forms. Understand that the world which thou knowest… — P D Ouspensky
Moloch merely shovels babies into the fire of productive capitalism. Mammon hooks them on the dead heroin of envy. — Hakim Bey
God is an immensity, while this disease, this death, which is in me, this small, tightly defined pedestrian event, is merely and perfectly real, without… — Harold Brodkey
I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is… — Harold Brodkey
Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what… — John Grierson
If you have ever been accused of being rude when you were merely stating the truth, or called a gossip because you like to dwell… — Mark Kingwell
It is one of the noblest duties of a university to advance knowledge, and to diffuse it not merely among those who can attend the… — Unknown Author
Humanity needs more than merely information. We express original ideas, humor, and our personal wills. We express passions and emotions. A person's point of view… — Hideo Kojima
I can see how everything relates to everything else when I think that nothing is merely coincidental. If everything that happens is inevitable, then the… — Hideo Kojima
I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope… — Edward Jenner

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