Pottage Quotes

9 quotes by 8 authors

• As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy,… — Oscar Wilde
• Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for… — Neal A. Maxwell
• Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage. — Plutarch
• My love for my children makes me glad that I am what I am, and keeps me from desiring to be otherwise; and yet, when… — James Weldon Johnson
• Stubborn selfishness leads otherwise good people to fight over herds, patches of sand, and strippings of milk. All this results from what the Lord calls… — Neal A. Maxwell
• Coming of age in a fascist police state will not be a barrel of fun for anybody, much less for people like me, who are… — Hunter S. Thompson
• Men lose their birthrights for a mess of pottage only if they stop using the gifts given them by God for their betterment. By prayer.… — Richard Llewellyn
• Men and women who sell their birthright for a mess of pottage will tell you that their demise began with something small, with some seemingly… — Sheri L. Dew
• Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised… — Bible

Who Wrote These Pottage Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 9 Pottage Quotes as follows:

• 2 Pottage Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
• 1 Pottage Quote by Oscar Wilde
• 1 Pottage Quote by Plutarch
• 1 Pottage Quote by James Weldon Johnson
• 1 Pottage Quote by Hunter S. Thompson
• 1 Pottage Quote by Richard Llewellyn
• 1 Pottage Quote by Sheri L. Dew
• 1 Pottage Quote by Bible