Midst Quotes

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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words. — Wally Lamb
The tenets of [the Christian life] seem paradoxes to carnal men; as first, that a Christian is the only freeman, and other men are slaves;… — Richard Sibbes
Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps the collection of… — Carl Linnaeus
In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers. — Lucretius
Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with… — Saint Augustine
You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of… — Tony Robbins
Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone for others, and, if necessary,… — Romain Rolland
A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people in the midst of life achieve it. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I understood that all the material of a literary work was in my past life, I understood that I had acquired it in the midst… — Marcel Proust
Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.… — James Madison
Stars are good too. I wish I could get some to put in my hair. But I suppose I never can. You would be surprised… — Mark Twain
I belonged to a small minority of boys who were lacking in physical strength and athletic prowess. ... We found our refuge in science. ...… — Freeman Dyson
The first world is going to have to account for this sort of horrible poverty in our midst. We have to, first of all, become… — Martin Sheen
Live on the divine Eucharist, like the Hebrews did on the Manna. Your soul can be entirely dedicated to the divine Eucharist and very holy… — Peter Julian Eymard
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils. — Walter Scott
To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to… — Denis Diderot
There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that land, there is eternal spring,… — Anna Letitia Barbauld
I liked reading and working out my ideas in the midst of that endless crowd walking in and out of the (library) looking for something.… — Alfred Kazin
He then departed, to make himself still more interesting, in the midst of a heavy rain. — Jane Austen
Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me… — Joshua Slocum

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