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10955 Rather quotes by 5999 unique authors

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace at Washington. — Rachel Jackson
It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests. — Gautama Buddha
It is the people who figure out how to work simply in the present, rather than the people who mastered the complexities of the past,… — Clay Shirky
The spirit of Buddhism is, more than anything, about valuing harmony and unity, in which others are respected and embraced rather than denounced. This has… — Shinjo Ito
Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions;… — Charles Caleb Colton
We should learn to be patient with ourselves. Recognizing our strengths and our weaknesses, we should strive to use good judgment in all of our… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
I have learned over the years that the strength in a quorum doesn't come from the number of priesthood holders in it. Nor does it… — Henry B. Eyring
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that… — Gerald Jampolsky
Schools and schoolmasters, as we have them today, are not popular as places of education and teachers, but rather prisons and turnkeys in which children… — George Bernard Shaw
There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this… — John Boorman
He gets a little hot sometimes, but that's fine. It shows he wants to win...he fires at pins. I'd rather have someone miss some cuts… — Unknown Author
"What I've learned about teaching is to refer back to the root of that word, which is educo, which means "to pull from." Education does… — Alan Arkin
But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation,… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy. — Bertrand Russell
Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems,… — Aristotle
Do not let us speak of darker days, let us speak rather of sterner days. These are not dark days: these are great days-the greatest… — Winston Churchill
The Errors of a Wise Man make your Rule Rather than the Perfections of a Fool. — William Blake
The danger of loss of faith in God is not that one will believe in nothing, but rather that one will believe in anything. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Short stories do not say this happened and this happened and this happened. They are a microcosm and a magnification rather than a linear progression. — Isobelle Carmody

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