Perhaps Quotes
5223 quotes by 2996 authors
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Many other such substitutes for war will be discovered, but perhaps precisely thereby it will become more and more obvious that such a highly cultivated…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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If we are to pray aright, perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we want to pray…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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If we with earnest effort could succeed To make our life one long, connected prayer, As lives of some, perhaps, have been and are; If,…
— Richard Chenevix Trench
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Sometimes, perhaps, thou hearest another pray with much freedom and fluency, whilst thou canst hardly get out a few broken words. Hence thou art ready…
— William Gurnall
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Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom, the good thief said from his cross (Luke 23:42). There are perhaps no more human words…
— Frederick Buechner
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Prayer is to the skeptic a delusion, a waste of time. To the believer it represents perhaps the most important use of time.
— Philip Yancey
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The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk. "Written", perhaps, is…
— Swami Vivekananda
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Any historian of the literature of the modern age will take virtually for granted the adversary intention, the actually subversive intention, that characterizes modern writing…
— Lionel Trilling
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Perhaps a man may commit suicide in self-defense.
— Khalil Gibran
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Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of…
— Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment for not agreeing with me…
— Thomas Browne
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We had no churches, no religious organizations, so sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped. Sometimes the whole tribe would assemble and sing and…
— Geronimo
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So far, we do not seem appalled at the prospect of exactly the same kind of education being applied to all the school children from…
— Edith Hamilton
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The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the…
— Mark Helprin
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Fresh grapes and wine are perhaps the most luscious foods we mortals encounter during our sojourn here.
— Jeff Cox
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Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will.
— Albert Einstein
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To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
— Benjamin Jowett
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Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in…
— Isaac Asimov
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Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping…
— James Patterson
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Perhaps the problem is the seeming need that people have of making black-and-white cutoffs when it comes to certain mysterious phenomena, such as life and…
— Douglas Hofstadter
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