Observe Quotes

781 Observe quotes by 579 unique authors

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat. — Robert A. Heinlein
If you try to observe the precepts, that is not true observation of precepts. When you observe the precepts without trying to observe the precepts,… — Shunryu Suzuki
Cover the canvas at the first go, and then work on till you see nothing more to add ... Don't proceed according to rules and… — Camille Pissarro
Having a relationship with people of questionable character is like playing with a razor blade on your skin, and pretending to observe that it is… — Michael Bassey
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers,… — Peter Farb
To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
It takes no genius to observe that a one-man band never gets very big — Charles Garfield
People who observe no limits in attempting to get work done aren't nearly as smart as they think. Hard work can be done by any… — Ernie J Zelinski
Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our… — Dorotheus of Gaza
It is what you choose not to observe in your life that controls your life. — Lynn Andrews
I observe many people who say they are meditating, but I sure don't see them meditating. They sit and touch a lot of people, places… — Frederick Lenz
If you wake up for a moment and look around at life, you will observe that nothing here lasts, nothing works out. There are no… — Frederick Lenz
On the most usual assumption, the universe is homogeneous on the large scale, i.e. down to regions containing each an appreciable number of nebulae. The… — Hermann Bondi
Those who cannot themselves observe can at least acquire the observation of others. — Benjamin Disraeli
When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I do not fast. So likewise you, whatever church… — Ambrose
A tutor should not be continually thundering instruction into the ears of his pupil, as if he were pouring it through a funnel, but, after… — Michel de Montaigne
Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted… — Pliny the Elder
Keep out of the Sight of Feasts and Banquets as much as may be; for 'tis more difficult to refrain good Cheer, when it's present,… — Benjamin Franklin
The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre Observe degree, priority, and place, Insisture, course, proportion, season, form, Office, and custom, in all line of… — William Shakespeare
If anyone wishes to see how the soul dwells in its body, let him observe how this body uses its daily habitation; that is to… — Leonardo da Vinci
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well; the chiefest part of which is to observe those… — John Dryden
Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor… — Alexander Pope
Well observe The rule of Not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st. — John Milton
Don't observe yourself too closely. Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience… — Francis Quarles

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