Quench Quotes
79 quotes by 74 authors
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On his bold visage middle age Had slightly press'd its signet sage, Yet had not quench'd the open truth And fiery vehemence of youth: Forward…
— Walter Scott
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Writing fulfils an insatiable drive. Finishing the story satisfies my thirst. But I must keep drinking until the story quenches a buyer.
— Ace Antonio Hall
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Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild,…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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There is a tremendous relief in knowing that {God's} love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst…
— J I Packer
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While He [the Lord Jesus] was sitting alone by the well, 'There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water' (John 4:7). As man, the…
— Gregory Palamas
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All day long and all night through, One thing only must I do: Quench my pride and cool my blood, Lest I perish in the…
— Countee Cullen
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Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways. What we are looking for…
— Ayya Khema
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A little fire is quickly trodden out, Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
— William Shakespeare
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Once you deliberately exterminate from your life those things that quench the fire of the Spirit, then He will reveal Himself again and the old…
— Herbert Lockyer
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Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches…
— Saint Augustine
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Everything is a hero: A lighthouse which gives light to us; weeds that provide shelter to little insects; a water drop which quenches a thirsty…
— Mehmet Murat Ildan
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If God were to exist for the entire humanity, he would be profoundly vile, as he allows the existence of unfathomable sin, stupidity, madness, and…
— Kedar Joshi
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Hard toil can roughen form and face, And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
— Walter Scott
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The word 'pure' has never revealed an intelligent meaning to me. I can only use the word to quench an optical thirst for purity in…
— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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Age-old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? Answer: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the glass is half full or half…
— Larry Winget
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Quench love, and what is left of a man's life but the folding of a few jointed bones and square inches of flesh? Who would…
— John Muir
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First, Poland has been again overrun by two of the great powers which held her in bondage for 150 years but were unable to quench…
— Winston Churchill
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Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.
— Vincent Van Gogh
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He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say, he sees no God; He must be no man, and…
— John Donne
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As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
— William Shakespeare
Who Wrote These Quench Quotes
74 authors contributed a total of 79 Quench Quotes, led by these top contributors: