Nearest Quotes

269 quotes by 229 authors

The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated. — James Madison
The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge… — John Milton
They will listen with both ears to what is said by the men just a step or two ahead of them, who stand nearest to… — George Iles
Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods. — Socrates
Let us consider what the glorious Virgin endured, and what the holy apostles suffered, and we shall find that they who were nearest to Jesus… — Teresa of Avila
. . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou… — William Shakespeare
I faced in myself a passionate and tenacious longing--to put away thought forever, and all the trouble it brings, all but the nearest desire, direct… — John Haines
The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they led… — John Haines
There was something terrible, but also something sad and melancholy in this long cry uttered by the Russian infantry as they staged an attack. As… — Vasily Grossman
It is always the nearest, plainest and simplest principles that learned men comprehend last. — Elbert Hubbard
What is commonest and cheapest and nearest and easiest is Me, Me going in for my chances, spending for vast returns, Adorning myself to bestow… — Walt Whitman
To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the… — Fanny Burney
The smell of the sea, of kelp and fish and bitter moving water, rose stronger in my nostrils. It flooded my consciousness like an ancestral… — Ross Macdonald
We are aware that it is said, that woman is virtually represented in Parliament, her interests being the same as those of man; but the… — Marion Kirkland Reid
Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes. — Alexander John Ellis
Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor. — Edgar Fiedler
The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be… — William Gurnall
Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those that are farthest… — J C Ryle
The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the… — Byron White
I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan also is busiest. — Robert Murray M'Cheyne

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