Nay Quotes

235 Nay quotes by 168 unique authors

The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay… — Rene Descartes
I -- I alone know how to mourn for him as he deserves.' But while we were still shaking hands, such a look of awful… — Joseph Conrad
The key to winning, as always, was looking as if you had every right, nay, duty to be where you were. It helped if you… — Terry Pratchett
Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part; Nay, I have done, you get no more of me, And I am glad, yea… — Michael Drayton
When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is… — Epictetus
Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent… — Berkeley Breathed
You ought to love all mankind; nay, every individual of mankind. You ought not to love the individuals of your domestic circles less, but to… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
The world values the seer above all men, and has always done so. Nay, it values all men in proportion as they partake of the… — John Jay Chapman
There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom. Friendship loves a free Air, and will not be penned up in straight and narrow… — William Penn
Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels… — Seneca the Younger
I understood that you would take the Human Race in the concrete, have exploded the absurd notion of Pope's Essay on Man, [Erasmus] Darwin, and… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Learn to recognize the false dawn from the true; distinguish the color of the wine from the color of the cup. Then it may be… — Unknown Author
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason. — Edward Coke
Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all were… — Thomas Hooker
Happy and fortunate indeed would this nation be, nay, completely blessed, if it had good prelates and pastors, and but one prince, and that prince… — Giraldus Cambrensis
He said: O my people! why do you seek to hasten on the evil before the good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah… — Quran
For all right judgment of any man or thing it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad — Thomas Carlyle
It is a mistake to say that it is doubtful whether there is a God or not. It is not in the least doubtful, but… — Johann Gottlieb Fichte
If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam — George Bernard Shaw
Conversation God and I in space alone . . . and nobody else in view . . . And where are all the people, Oh… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
'There will a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something. Something that defies all logic. As it… — Andrew Guzaldo
Jinke dosti me ham divane ho gaye vo ham se begane ho gaye shayad unko tlash hai nay dost ki ab unke najar me ham… — Butterfly_Kisses
My mind and my life is a negative free zone. There are no whiners or nay Sayers allowed because I am on a mission to… — Benjamin Valadez
Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Well, we run my ship differently. Any offer that comes in, I yay or nay it, no matter how insane it is. Like, if someone… — Henry Rollins

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