Ought Quotes

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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them… — Pietro Aretino
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs. — John Ashcroft
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. — Margaret Atwood
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. — Saint Augustine
We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after… — Marcus Aurelius
It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of… — Jane Austen
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this… — Teresa of Avila
If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their… — Teresa of Avila
It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it… — Charles Babbage
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. — Francis Bacon
Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and… — Francis Bacon
Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal itself in its immensity. — Honore de Balzac
A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed. — Honore de Balzac
He that desireth to acquire any art or science seeketh first those means by which that art or science is obtained. If we ought to… — Robert Barclay
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger… — John Adams
Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's… — Gary Bauer
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such… — Joseph Addison
I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15. — Victoria Beckham

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