Often Quotes

12289 Often quotes by 6196 unique authors

Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often… — John Tillotson
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth. — Lucretia Mott
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Often it is just lack of imagination that keeps a man from suffering very much. — Marcel Proust
I would often be a coward, but for the shame of it. — Ralph Connor
Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
An honest private man often grows cruel and abandoned when converted into an absolute prince. Give a man power of doing what he pleases with… — Joseph Addison
If we say something often enough, we come to believe it. We don't usually delude others until after we have first deluded ourselves. — David Frum
Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself… — John Wooden
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to… — Philip Neri
If you repeat a lie often enough if becomes accepted as truth. — Joseph Goebbels
Emotional Literacy means being able to recognise what you are feeling, so that it doesn't interfere with thinking. It becomes another dimension to draw upon… — Susie Orbach
The feeling is often the deeper truth, the opinion the more superficial one. — Augustus William Hare
All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being… — Caspar David Friedrich
One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among… — Nathanael Emmons
The person who doesn't know something can't be done will often find a way to go ahead and do it. — Charles Kettering
Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects. — Leon Kass
It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added,… — Samuel Johnson
Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the notice of others. — Samuel Johnson
Theories are usually the over-hasty efforts of an impatient understanding that would gladly be rid of phenomena, and so puts in their place pictures, notions,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish. — B. C. Forbes
When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own virtue. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Having precise ideas often leads to a man doing nothing. — Paul Valery
We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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