Oft Quotes

179 quotes by 101 authors

Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself. — Benjamin Franklin
Though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft let by the nose with gold. — William Shakespeare
Nothing violent, oft have I heard tell, can be permanent. — Christopher Marlowe
And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd — William Shakespeare
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards… — John Keats
To fear the worst oft cures the worst. — William Shakespeare
The apparel oft proclaims the man. — William Shakespeare
Oft in the tranquil hour of night, When stars illume the sky, I gaze upon each orb of light, And wish that thou went by. — George Linley
Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect… — John Donne
Jesters do oft prove prophets. — William Shakespeare
True wit is nature to advantage dressed, what oft was thought, but never so well expressed. — Alexander Pope
Meditate, oft. Separate thyself for a season from the cares of the world. Get close to nature and learn from the lowliest of that which… — Edgar Cayce
The quiet mind is richer than a crown....Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss. — Robert Greene
O thou who passest through our valleys in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from their large nostrils! Thou, O… — William Blake
This is my Father's world: O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong Seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
By oft repeating an untruth, men come to believe it themselves. — Thomas Jefferson
Though old the thought and oft exprest, Tis his at last who says it best. — James Russell Lowell
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures. — Joseph Addison
The sacred rites, although not instituted specifically for proving the truth of the dogmas of the Catholic Faith incontrovertibly, are effectively the living voice of… — Pope Leo XIII
How oft a summer shower has started me; to seek the shelter of a hollow tree — John Clare

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