Best Prophecy Lines
253 Prophecy quotes by 207 unique authors
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Ancestral voices prophesying war.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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I shall always consider the best guesser the best prophet.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The Bible is not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative cell. It is…
— Thomas Merton
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The cross is the centre of the world's history; the incarnation of Christ and the crucifiction of our Lord are the pivot round which all…
— Alexander MacLaren
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Penetration seems a kind of inspiration; it gives me an idea of prophecy.
— Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
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Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a person does not…
— Julian Simon
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I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll…
— Carl Schurz
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The spot where God's triumph is achieved, God's victory over sin, over lawlessness, is the cross of Calvary- the cross on which the Son of…
— Arno C. Gaebelein
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In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results. And better results…
— Stephen Covey
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This writer, who is horribly perspicacious and vigorous, demonstrates the certainty of a great European war, and regards it with the peculiar satisfaction excited by…
— George Gissing
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What are prophecies? Don't we hear them every day of the week? And if one comes true there may be seven blind and come to…
— Lady Gregory
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America is woven of many strands. I would recognise them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet many. This…
— Ralph Ellison
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When you say something or sing something enough times, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's almost like casting spells. I don't mean necessarily in the…
— Feist
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Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies…
— Eric Hoffer
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The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.
— Hubert H. Humphrey
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If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy.
— Muhammad Iqbal
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Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He…
— Walter Lippmann
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
— H. L. Mencken
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
— Nas
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My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self-fulfilling prophecy?
— Jodi Picoult
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The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.
— John Ruskin
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I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.
— Jean-Paul Sartre
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Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.
— Murray Walker
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