Ought Quotes

2904 Ought quotes by 1598 unique authors

A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most… — Thomas Jefferson
[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of… — James Madison
You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck. — Unknown Author
If you want to be miserable, think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you and what… — Charles Kingsley
One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing to be numbered… — Plutarch
Some say that happiness is not good for mortals, & they ought to be answered that sorrow is not fit for immortals & is utterly… — William Blake
It has always been one of my unclerical sermons to myself, that that remark which Peter made on seeing the vision of a single hour,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The concept that one ought to restrict one's political involvement to one's own state was deeply antithetical to those who were pursuing the accumulation of… — Immanuel Wallerstein
If you wish to be miserable, think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you, what people… — Charles Kingsley
The customs of God's people and the institutions of our ancestors are to be considered as laws. And those who throw contempt on the customs… — Saint Augustine
The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization. — Pope Pius IX
The more administrative machinery we construct, be it the most modern, the less place there is for the Spirit, the less place there is for… — Pope Benedict XVI
You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always… — Pier Giorgio Frassati
That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of the people, trained… — George Mason
Christians have a dual citizenship - on earth and in heaven - and our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on… — Warren W. Wiersbe
They say that when god was in Jerusalem he forgave his murderers, but now he will not forgive an honest man for differing with him… — Robert Green Ingersoll
A man ought to live in this world like a lotus leaf, which grows in water but is never moistened by water; so a man… — Swami Vivekananda
In this is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.… — John the Apostle
There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms. — Robert Reich
We are all potentially such sick men. The sanest and best of us are of one clay with lunatics and prison-inmates. And whenever we feel… — William James
These powers ought to exist without limitation, because it is impossible to foresee or to define the extent and variety of national exigencies, and the… — Alexander Hamilton
This power ought to be coextensive with all the possible combinations of such circumstances; and ought to be under the direction of the same councils… — Alexander Hamilton
Nothing has a greater tendency to lessen the reverence which mankind ought to have for the Supreme Being, than a careless repetition of his name… — Noah Webster
It is a fool only, and not the philosopher, nor even the prudent man, that will live as if there were no God... Were a… — Thomas Paine

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