Ought Quotes

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We recognize a tree by its fruit, and we ought to be able to recognize a Christian by his action. The fruit of faith should… — Ignatius of Antioch
Self-absorption is always a temptation to young people, and if their religion is of a sort to add to this self-absorption, I feel that it… — Hannah Whitall Smith
It's not that you don't want to earn as much money as you can - it is your obligation, of course - but companies have… — Barry Diller
Well, I think that we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble… — Laura Bush
Spread the glad tidings that it will not disappoint Miss Heyer's many admirers. Judging from the letters I've received from obviously feeble-minded persons who do… — Georgette Heyer
The imagination, once awakened, must and will work, and ought to work — Harriet Martineau
If George Bush [Jr.] decided he was going to turn the troops loose on Syria and Iran after that he would last in office for… — Lawrence Eagleburger
We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will… — Les Aspin
In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep. — Robert Herrick
I have a lot of respect for L. Ron Hubbard and I consider him to be a genius and perhaps less acknowledged than he ought… — Werner Erhard
I think that we ought to be a tolerant nation. I think we ought to be tolerant people. But we shouldn't set up special categories… — Fred Thompson
The civil liberty of every mode of worship, and full power given to all of openly and publicly manifesting their opinions and their ideas conduce… — Pope Pius IX
I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it. — Eric Cantor
I was very frightened when I turned forty. I suddenly thought I ought to wake up and be speaking with the voice of God. — Jane Rule
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life… — Sallust
Remember, if you do the things you ought to do when you ought to do them, then someday you can do the things you want… — Mary Kay Ash
Greatly ought we to rejoice that God dwells in our soul; and more greatly ought we to rejoice that our soul dwells in God. Our… — Julian of Norwich
We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. — Cyrus the Great
Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a… — William Vickrey
If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down. — Jack Valenti
If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who… — John Godfrey Saxe
Yesterday, two firefighters with the Florida Division of Forestry were killed while working on the Blue Ribbon Fire in Florida. On behalf of the 3,500… — John Godfrey Saxe
For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be… — James Payn
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain… — Ben Bradlee
Any grand new dictionary ought itself to be a democratic product, a book that demonstrated the primacy of individual freedoms, of the notion that one… — Simon Winchester

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