Mild Quotes

216 quotes by 196 authors

"Uisce Beatha" is a compounded distilled spirit being drawn on aromatics, and the Irish sort is particularly distinguished for its pleasant and mild flavour. — Samuel Johnson
Charley is a mind-reading dog. There have been many trips in his lifetime, and often he has to be left at home. He knows we… — John Steinbeck
Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine. — Henry James
What some highbrows call rapport is nothing more than a mild flirtation between photographer and the girl on the other side of the camera. Some… — Sam Haskins
Thy steady temper, Portius, Can look on guilt, rebellion, fraud, and CÃ¦sar, In the calm lights of mild philosophy. — Joseph Addison
But till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll… — William Shakespeare
Anger is like mild, it should not be kept too long. — Phyllis Bottome
Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild,… — Saint John Chrysostom
I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of order. — Walter Benjamin
There is only one really safe, mild, harmless beverage and you can drink as much of that as you like without running the slightest risk,… — Aleister Crowley
A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of… — Joseph Addison
He who is accustomed to give account of his life at confession here will not fear to give an answer at the terrible judgment-seat of… — John of Kronstadt
[Tar water] is of a nature so mild and benign and proportioned to the human constitution, as to warm without heating, to cheer but not… — George Berkeley
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. — Chanakya
There's no Hell mentioned in the Old Testament. The punishment of the dead is not specified there. It's only with gentle Jesus, meek and mild,… — Christopher Hitchens
The pie should be eaten "while it is yet florescent, white or creamy yellow, with the merest drip of candied juice along the edges, (as… — Henry Ward Beecher
First, you hand over some basics-overwhelming joy, existential angst, a giving-in to desire, etc. And then you promise to withstand talking idly about the weather,… — Julianna Baggott
The scope of herbal medicine ranges from mild-acting plant medicines such as chamomile and peppermint, to very potent ones such as foxglove (from which the… — Donald Brown
It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. They emptied a big tin dish… — Rudyard Kipling
The tendency of the UN and its major supporters is to think good intentions and mild to rampant corruption are as good as actual results. — John Hamill

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