Readily Quotes

329 quotes by 280 authors

[From uranium] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience the… — Ernest Rutherford
A person creating a space in his life for something that he doesnâ€™t deserve at all gets readily someone whom he doesnâ€™t desire in all. — Unknown Author
The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily as white people,… — Nelson A. Miles
Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel. — Horace
Things that are good are good, and if one is responding to that goodness one is in contact with a truth from which one is… — Thomas Merton
One lesson we learn early, that in spite of seeming difference, men are all of one pattern. We readily assume this with our mates, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Smallness of mind is the cause of stubbornness, and we do not credit readily what is beyond our view. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I am always friendly with people. When media asks me for a picture or interview, I readily do it. However, I wouldn't like them clicking… — Preity Zinta
Why do we discover faults so much more readily than perfection. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently. — Seneca the Younger
No emotion falls into dislike so readily as sorrow. — Seneca the Younger
I readily admit I was not an expert on foreign policy but I was knowledgeable and I didn't need a man who was the Vice… — Geraldine Ferraro
It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object… — Matthew Simpson
Our desires, once realized, haunt us again less readily. — Margaret Fuller
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand. — Thucydides
Meth is too easy to make, and unfortunately right now all the ingredients need to make this highly addictive drug are legal and readily available… — Michael McCaul
As a writer I've learned certain lessons. One of them is to be careful about how you put a view, and to bear in mind… — Alexander McCall Smith
Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved… — George Gaylord Simpson
The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all… — Jerry Saltz
Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point. And, unable to grasp the holier… — Abraham Kuyper

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