Merely Quotes

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Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason… — Rachel Carson
Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely of the people today, but the property of the unborn generations, whose belongings we… — Theodore Roosevelt
I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change their lives, but I've met many more people who merely… — Peace Pilgrim
I have destroyed the enemy merely by marches. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Every beggar shall be arrested. But to arrest a beggar merely in order to put him in jail would be barbarous and absurd. He should… — Napoleon Bonaparte
There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and war for generations;… — Theodore Roosevelt
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. So we are forced to accept democracy. It has good points and also bad.… — Jawaharlal Nehru
We must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely… — Theodore Roosevelt
l have no fear of change as such and, on the other hand, no liking for it merely for its own sake. — Robert Moses
Let us show, not merely in great crises, but in every day of life, qualities of practical intelligence, of hardihood and endurance, and above all,… — Theodore Roosevelt
If we seek merely swollen, slothful ease and ignoble peace, if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at the hazard of… — Theodore Roosevelt
You might prove doctrine from the Bible till doomsday, and it would merely convince a people, but would not convert them. You might read the… — Brigham Young
God in His answers to prayer often says "Yes." Sometimes He says "Wait." Often He says "No." In any case, His will is done, and… — Norman Vincent Peale
After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time,… — Ignatius Loyola
The Bible is not merely a book-it is a living power. . . . Nowhere as in the Bible can be found such a series… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind. — Jawaharlal Nehru
Conversion must mean more than just being a 'card-carrying' member of the church with a tithing receipt, a membership card, a temple recommend, etc. It… — Harold B. Lee
It is through solving problems correctly that we grow spiritually. We are never given a burden unless we have the capacity to overcome it. If… — Peace Pilgrim
We cannot afford merely to sit down and deplore the evils of city life as inevitable, when cities are constantly growing, both absolutely and relatively.… — Theodore Roosevelt
I did not write it (Uncle Tom's Cabin). God wrote it. I merely did his dictation. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

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