Petitioner Quotes
7 quotes by 5 authors
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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
— Ambrose Bierce
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A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whole…
— Toby Young
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Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I ever at the…
— Margaret Cavendish
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A pessimist asked God for relief. Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness, said God. No, replied the petitioner, I wish you…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a…
— Lajos Kossuth
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Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
— Ambrose Bierce
Who Wrote These Petitioner Quotes
5 authors contributed a total of 7 Petitioner Quotes as follows: