Occasion Quotes

728 Occasion quotes by 590 unique authors

It is good to have companions when occasion arises, and it is good to be contented with whatever comes. — Gautama Buddha
Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the… — William Bligh
The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment, we… — Lorenzo Scupoli
... whenever Christ, the Bridegroom of pure souls, is mystically united with each soul, He gives the Father occasion to rejoice over this as at… — Gregory Palamas
Let no one out of laziness or continuous worldly occupations miss these holy Sunday gatherings, which God Himself handed down to us, lest he be… — Gregory Palamas
Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again. — Pope Francis
You may have occasion to possess or use material things, but the secret of life lies in never missing them. — Mahatma Gandhi
If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For… — Thomas a Kempis
Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let’s use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen… — Barack Obama
I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war… — John Ford
Good films are not made by accident, nor is good photography. You can have good things happen, on occasion, by accident that can be applied… — Gordon Willis
There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps even to succumb.… — Rand Paul
Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of… — Saint Patrick
Bahá'u'lláh is not the Intermediary between other Manifestations and God. Each has His own relation to the Primal Source. But in the sense that Bahá'u'lláh… — Shoghi Effendi
Bullying can be physical, verbal or emotional. Words and threats are just as painful as fists, especially with social media these days. For those of… — Derek Hough
For as the interposition of a rivulet, however small, will occasion the line of the phalanx to fluctuate, so any trifling disagreement will be the… — Aristotle
If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning,… — George Eliot
Sickness may be the solemn occasion of God's intervention in a person's life. — Paul Tournier
I had an excellent repast - the best repast possible - which consisted simply of boiled eggs and bread and butter. It was the quality… — Henry James
As to precedents, to be sure they will increase in course of time; but the more precedents there are, the less occasion is there for… — Samuel Johnson
I have been known on occasion to howl at the moon. — Crash Davis
In my legal practice, I have seen certain Federal judges controlled or influenced by large corporations..., by large law firms...on more than one occasion(, and)… — Orrin Hatch
You have ... been told that science grows like an organism. You have been told that, if we today see further than our predecessors, it… — Peter Medawar
My husband's personality was filled with serenity and sunlight. Not even the incurable illness which fell upon him soon after our marriage could long cloud… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Of what violences, murders, depredations, have not the epic poets, from all antiquity, been the occasion, by propagating false honor, false glory, and false religion? — Samuel Richardson

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