Perish Quotes

421 Perish quotes by 322 unique authors

It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die that… — Maximilien Robespierre
For why, my brothers and sisters, would you rejoice in silver? Either your silver will perish, or you will, and no one knows which will… — Saint Augustine
Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish. — Francois Rabelais
Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves have strength.Those who… — Laozi
When there is no vision, people perish. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Like the lily That once was mistress of the field and flourished, I'll hang my head and perish. — William Shakespeare
Nor is there any law more just, than that he who has plotted death shall perish by his own plot. — Unknown Author
The widespread belief that Yuppies as a class would perish from Brie-cheese poisoning turned out to be over-optimistic. — Alfred Adler
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish. — Hesiod
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would perish. — Unknown Author
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort. — Unknown Author
Since it is the very substance of the animal, it is the blood which transports the fuel.If the animal did not habitually replace, through nourishing… — Antoine Lavoisier
Among the flowers no perfume is like mine; That which is best in me comes from within. So those in this world who would rise… — Charles Godfrey Leland
Passion is the breath we take, the water we drink to sustain ourselves. Without air and water we perish; without passion an artist will wither… — Jack White
Without inspiration, we would perish. — Walt Disney
I would just like to mention Robert Houdin who in the eighteenth century invented the vanishing birdcage trick and the theater matinee - may he… — Orson Welles
Most men eddy about Here and there-eat and drink, Chatter and love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurled in the dust,… — Matthew Arnold
O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not the strong in… — Khalil Gibran
Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The ability to suffer… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance. — Amos Bronson Alcott
I am not surprised that there are gambling houses, like so many snares laid for human avarice; like abysses where many a man's money is… — Jean de la Bruyere
I believe that fallen creatures perish, perish for ever, for only good can live, and good has not been theirs; but how durst men forge… — James Anthony Froude
I would sooner perish for ever than stoop down before a Being who may have power to crush me, but whom my heart forbids me… — James Anthony Froude
If the state is strong, it crushes us. If it is weak, we perish. — Paul Valery
Without a vision the people perish. — Ronald Reagan

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