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Neither Quotes by Wystan Hugh Auden
- Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ''shaggy dog'' stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard…
- Desire, even in its wildest tantrums, can neither persuade me it is love nor stop me from wishing it were.
- Laziness acknowledges the relation of the present to the past but ignores its relation to the future; impatience acknowledge its relation to the future but…
- Man is a history-making creature, who can neither repeat his past, nor leave it behind.
More Neither Quotes
- It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
- Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. — Francis of Assisi
- Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank. — Norman Ralph Augustine
- Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. — Teresa of Avila
- It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. — Roger Babson
- History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. — Lord Acton
- We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone? — Anna Letitia Barbauld
- I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life.… — Lucille Ball
- Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell. — Edward Abbey
- Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent… — Georges Bataille