Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion. — Horace
If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when… — Martin Luther
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before. — John Owen
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily. — Saint Francis de Sales
Planted by your care? No! Your oppression planted them in America... nourished by your indulgence? They grew by your neglect of them... As soon as… — Unknown Author
The madness of mobs or the insolence of soldiers, or both, when too near to each other, occasion some mischief. — Benjamin Franklin
..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts,… — George Washington
This is a gift that I have, simple, simple; a foolish extravagant spirit full of forms, figures, shapes, objects, ideas, apprehensions, motions, revolutions; these are… — William Shakespeare
Medicine is a science which hath been (as we have said) more professed than laboured, and yet more laboured than advanced: the labour having been,… — Francis Bacon
During the late war I had an infallible rule for deciding what Great Britain would do on every occasion. It was, to consider what they… — Thomas Jefferson
What gives value to travel is fear. It is a fact that, at a certain moment, when we are so far from our own country,… — Albert Camus
What is a good person? One who achieves tranquillity by having formed the habit of asking on every occasion, "what is the right thing to… — Epictetus
The starry heaven, though it occurs so very frequently to our view, never fails to excite an idea of grandeur. This cannot be owing to… — Edmund Burke
I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job. — Alexis Bledel
One year ago, on this occasion, I called your attention to the abuses that had crept into the distribution of our public funds, and I… — J. Reuben Clark
This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance. — Cathy Freeman
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected by joining in… — Benjamin Franklin
For, when the credit of a country is in any degree questionable, it never fails to give on extravagant premium, in one shape or another,… — Alexander Hamilton
In the homes of many Western Christians, hours are sometimes spent listening to worldly music. In our homes loud music can also be heard, but… — Richard Wurmbrand
Only a sadistic scoundrel-or a fool-tells the bald truth on social occasions. — Robert A. Heinlein

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