Preserved Quotes

319 quotes by 285 authors

John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who… — Isaac Asimov
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger. — Abu Bakr
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. — John Adams
Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the… — Bill Bradley
The Union next to our liberties the most dear. May we all remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the… — John C. Calhoun
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. — Joshua Chamberlain
Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged. — Isabel Allende
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is… — Laozi
There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved. — Chris Brasher
All the acquisitions or losses wrought by nature on individuals, through the influence of the environment in which their race has long been placed, and… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
God's grace always assists those who struggle, but this does not mean that a struggler is always in the position of a victor. Sometimes in… — John of Shanghai and San Francisco
The devil is not only a liar, but also a murderer, he constantly seeks our life, and wreaks his anger whenever he can afflict our… — Martin Luther
What a lesson, indeed, is all history and all life to the folly and fruitlessness of pride! The Egyptian kings had their embalmed bodies preserved… — Edwin Percy Whipple
History teaches that a race of people is best preserved where the greater number hold one common spirit in consequence of the similarity of their… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Concentration of power in a political machine is bad; and an Established Church is only a political machine; it was invented for that; it is… — Mark Twain
Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction… — M. Scott Peck
No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and… — George Mason
[L]iberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted . . . — Algernon Sidney
[A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld otherwise than by… — Algernon Sidney

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