Nearest Quotes

269 quotes by 225 authors

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts… — Albert Einstein
It is by loving, and not by being loved, that one can come nearest the soul of another; yea, that, where two love, it is… — George MacDonald
Bastian had climbed a dune of purplish-red sand and all around him he saw nothing but hill after hill of every imaginable color. Each hill… — Michael Ende
[God] will not be used as a convenience. Men or nations who think they can revive the Faith in order to make a good society… — C.S. Lewis
This is our dilemma--either to taste and not to know or to know and not to taste--or, more strictly, to lack one kind of knowledge… — C.S. Lewis
A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of… — Henry David Thoreau
Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations,… — Joseph Conrad
I think every person who is single should have a dog. I think the government should step in and intervene: If you're not married or… — Jennifer Weiner
It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there… — Maureen Corrigan
It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another. — George MacDonald
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that when he bent down and touched her face… — Charles Dickens
At that moment I had no mind to change, or not change, or throw against the nearest wall. — James Patterson
Humans are amphibians...half spirit and half animal...as spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. This means that while their… — C.S. Lewis
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. — Mother Teresa
I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a… — Anne Frank
It is a good plan to have a book with you in all places and at all times. If you are presently without, hurry without… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive. — Terry Pratchett
We experience ourselves our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind… — Albert Einstein
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger — Swami Vivekananda

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