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Preferable Quotes by Saint Augustine
- It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to…
- God grants us not always what we ask so as to bestow something preferable.
More Preferable Quotes
- There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be. — Emile M. Cioran
- Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. — Jean de La Fontaine
- No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism. — Robert Mueller
- Reaching a 'creative' state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for 'inspiration'. — Minor White
- There are only two reasons for buying a book, after all. Either we intend to read it, in which case most of… — Geoffrey Nunberg
- If you feel . . . that well-read people are less likely to be evil, and a world full of people sitting… — Daniel Handler
- The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the… — Carl Sagan
- A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. — Emile M. Cioran