Plainly Quotes

194 quotes by 163 authors

.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory. — David Hume
The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To put it bluntly and plainly, if Christ is not my Substitute, I still occupy the place of a condemned sinner. If my sins and… — Leon Morris
Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it. — Ai Weiwei
That we need only to recognize GOD intimately present with us, to address ourselves to Him every moment, that we may beg His assistance for… — Brother Lawrence
As the corruption of our nature shews the absolute necessity of regeneration, so the absolute necessity of regeneration plainly proves the corruption of our nature;… — Thomas Boston
But even now, with the crates piled high in the hall, what I see most plainly about the books is that they are beautiful. They… — Leon Wieseltier
The corporations plainly want academic scholarship to create a web of mystification that will avoid any public awareness of the way in which power actually… — Noam Chomsky
It is our duty to endeavor always to promote the general good; to do to all as we would be willing to be done by… — Samuel West
But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticize the government. Once abolish the God, and the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] "reading character" in the wrinkles [of] the hand. The pretence… — Ambrose Bierce
Cows eat grass and silage. This is melting the ice caps and killing us all. So they need a new foodstuff: something that is rich… — Jeremy Clarkson
If you imagine for a moment that I would do that, then I think you pretend that you don't know who I am. Hear it… — Polycarp
If I can write everything out plainly, perhaps I will myself understand better what has happened. — Sherwood Anderson
'It was stupid, thinking it was him, I mean, I knew he was dead' Harry muttered. 'You think the dead we loved ever truly leave… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I want to preach the gospel so plainly that men can come from the factories and not have to bring along a dictionary. — Billy Sunday
Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he… — Emil Brunner
If you do not love Christ, let me plainly tell you what is the reason: You have no sense of debt to Him. — J C Ryle
The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it. — J D Salinger
We must, therefore, be here as strangers and pilgrims, that we may plainly declare that we seek a city above. — Anne Bradstreet

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