Merely Quotes

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Chronological snobbery is the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date… — C.S. Lewis
Competition is merely the absence of oppression. — Frederic Bastiat
Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system. — Norman Cousins
The apostles were very sure that everything of theirs which had to do with salvation was a gift to them from God. 'Increase our faith'… — John Cassian
When banks place credits into your account, they are merely pretending to lend you money. In reality, they have nothing to lend. Even the money… — G. Edward Griffin
Scientists who think science consists of unprejudiced data-gathering without speculation are merely cows grazing on the pasture of knowledge. — Peter Medawar
Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started. — Kwame Nkrumah
In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is… — Charles Edison
The difference between architecture and building is that the former expresses an idea, while the latter is merely a structure built on economical principles. The… — Swami Vivekananda
The secret of Greek Art is its imitation of nature even to the minutest details; whereas the secret of Indian Art is to represent the… — Swami Vivekananda
In brief, without being mindful of death, whatever Dharma practices you take up will be merely superficial. — Milarepa
If a woman wants to hold a man she has merely to appeal to what is worst in him. — Oscar Wilde
A melody is not merely something you can hum. — Aaron Copland
Endings are not our destiny...They are merely interruptions-temporary pauses that one day will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
An hour is not merely an hour, it is a vase full of scents and sounds and projects and climates. — Marcel Proust
The sin of Adam did not make the condemnation of all men merely possible; it was the ground of their actual condemnation. So the righteousness… — Charles Hodge
To be in love involves the most irresistible conviction that one will go on being in love until one dies, and that possession of the… — C.S. Lewis
Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence. — Henry David Thoreau
Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We… — Ina May Gaskin
The ego urges you to accomplish, while the soul merely asks you to enjoy the process. — Doreen Virtue
A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half… — David Bronstein
A real leader is not the top dog who merely shouts down orders. a leader is one who holds the space for the brilliance of… — Marianne Williamson
And this is a grave responsibility, projected from within each of us, not to settle for the convenient, the shoddy, the conventionally expected, nor the… — Audre Lorde
If Jesus is not God, then there is no Christianity, and we who worship Him are nothing more than idolaters. Conversely, if He is God,… — J. Oswald Sanders

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