Pursuits Quotes

194 Pursuits quotes by 166 unique authors

Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more… — Paul Morphy
Those whose days are consumed in the low pursuits of avarice, or the gaudy frivolties of fashion, unobservant of nature's lovelinessof demarcation, nor on which… — Aristotle
To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be controlled in everything. — Friedrich August von Hayek
There are only two noble pursuits in life: knowledge and love. — Carlos Salinas de Gortari
A rentier is an investor whose relationship to a company or enterprise is strictly limited to the ownership of financial wealth (such as stocks or… — Unknown Author
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the… — Joseph Story
Instead of responding to these attacks with a vigorous intellectual counterpunch, many believers grew suspicious of intellectual issues altogether. To be sure, Christians must rely… — J.P. Moreland
Still, I wonder if more women artists, musicians and writers aren't household names because we don't have enough faith in our own pursuits to give… — Holly Robinson Peete
Painters are not in any way unsociable through pride, but either because they find few pursuits equal to painting, or in order not to corrupt… — Michelangelo
The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals. — Charles Caldwell Ryrie
It is important to value the individual, to have good health, a loving family and good relationships, to have community ties, leisure pursuits. These are… — Helen Lynch
I like solitary pursuits, such as reading or pottering about in the garden. — Hayley Mills
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
That makes me think, my friend, as I have often done before, how natural it is that those who have spent a long time in… — Plato
Remember our words, then, and whatever is your aim let virtue be the condition of the attainment of your aim, and know that without this… — Plato
Swarmers run the risk of skittering like water bugs on the surface of life. By being quickly and constantly connected, they can avoid deep contact… — Joel Garreau
Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their… — Plato
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. — Martin Van Buren
In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime,… — Henry David Thoreau
I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days in peaceful retirement,… — George Washington
In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external… — Stanislaw Ulam
I often joke with my audiences that I make most of my income on a ski pole. People smile but they get my point. You… — Robin Sharma
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place… — Lytton Strachey
Twenty years from now if there is some obscure trivial pursuits question, I am confident I will be the answer. — Ted Cruz
As an artist I am attracted by decadence, by those who exhaust their lives in the shallow pursuits of pleasure. Occasionally, I feel that spiritually… — Emil Nolde

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