Occasions Quotes

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This was one of those special occasions when I could actually feel the inner appreciation of the beauty of the moment passing like an electric… — Prince Charles
The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties. — Alexander Pope
In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric… — Winston Churchill
On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul life, deliver it… — Watchman Nee
Of course we women gossip on occasion. But our appetite for it is not as avid as a man s. It is in the boys… — Phyllis McGinley
Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow… — Benjamin Franklin
I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who… — Frank Luntz
Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized. — Andre Simon
I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you… — George Mikes
The knives in my apartment are only sharp enough to open envelopes with. Cutting a slice of coarse bread is on the borderline of their… — Peter HÃ¸eg
International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies everywhere — Koichiro Matsuura
There were many occasions in my career where I could have given up, where I asked myself whether I would ever make it. — Amelie Mauresmo
It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well. — Plutarch
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give… — Joseph Addison
Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or decreasing as the occasion suggests.… — Robertson Davies
If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at… — Alphonsus Liguori
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It only kills the… — P.J. O'Rourke
No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are occasions and causes, why and wherefore in all things. — William Shakespeare
If mankind is to profit freely from the small and sporadic crop of the heroically gifted it produces, it will have to cultivate the delicate… — Wilfred Trotter

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