Nigh Quotes

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We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task. — Theodore Bikel
Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that… — Robert Bolt
When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. — Samuel Johnson
At the moment I put the bread and wine into those dark hands, once stained with the blood of cannibalism, now stretched out to receive… — John Gibson Paton
A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy… — Arthur Eddington
It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it. — Remy de Gourmont
Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent… — Desiderius Erasmus
Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie â€“ or the gods, for that matterâ€¦Better a life like a falling star, bright across the… — Poul Anderson
Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As mans ingratitude Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although… — William Shakespeare
Sit back picture yourself swooping up a shell of purple with foam crests of crystal drops soft nigh they fall unto the sea of morning… — Robert Hunter
Although believers by nature are far from God, and children of wrath, even as others, yet it is amazing to think how nigh they are… — George Whitefield
What a time herbs and weeds, and such things could talk, A man in his garden one day did walk, Spying a nettle green (as… — John Heywood
For it is humanly certain that most of us remember very little of what we have read. To open almost any book a second time… — Siegfried Sassoon
Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Keep near to the fountain-head and with joy shall ye draw water out of… — Gardiner Spring
Willard Gibbs did for statistical mechanics and for thermodynamics what Laplace did for celestial mechanics and Maxwell did for electrodynamics, namely, made his field a… — Robert Andrews Millikan
Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good. — Marcus Aurelius
It is impossible for good or evil to last forever; and hence it follows that the evil having lasted so long, the good must be… — Miguel de Cervantes
Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we… — Andrew Coyle Bradley
If food did not exist it would be well-nigh impossible to get certain types off the phone, as one would be unable to say, 'Look,… — Fran Lebowitz

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