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1105 Received quotes by 896 unique authors

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source. — Brigham Young
As with many other folk beliefs, 'feng-shui' undoubtedly incorporates some scientifically correct observation or received wisdom based on direct experience of natural phenomena; but it… — Martin Filler
At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many… — Mother Teresa
Scars are the paler pain of survival received unwillingly and displayed in the language of injury. — Mark Z. Danielewski
The tendency has always been strong to believe that whatever received a name must be an entity or being, having an independent existence of its… — John Stuart Mill
I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport was very warm and hospitable. And I want to thank… — George W. Bush
Since Alice had never received any religious instruction, and since she had led a blameless life, she never thought of her awful luck as being… — Kurt Vonnegut
Every fictioneer re-invents the world because the facts, things or people of the received world are unacceptable. — Geoffrey Wolff
We listened to them, but it was clear they'd received too much therapy to know the truth. — Jeffrey Eugenides
When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out… — Barbara Kingsolver
Even the best weapon is an unhappy tool, hateful to living things. So the follower of the Way stays away from it. Weapons are unhappy… — Ursula K. Le Guin
All truth is given by revelation, either general or special, and it must be received by reason. Reason is the God-given means for discovering the… — Jonathan Edwards
If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become of us as… — Daniel Webster
From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other -… — Albert Einstein
She said she knew we were safe with you, and always would be, because once, when she asked you to, you'd given up the thing… — Edith Wharton
There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking… — Paulo Coelho
Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. — Tom Bissell
Mr Lorry asks the witness questions: Ever been kicked? Might have been. Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs? Decidedly not; once received a kick at… — Charles Dickens
The problem with elections is that anybody who wants an office badly enough to run for it probably shouldn’t have it. And anybody who does… — Orson Scott Card
The great spiritual task facing me is to so fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in the world--free to… — Henri Nouwen
I know what I have given you... I do not know what you have received. — Antonio Porchia
I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his… — Jim Cymbala
It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of… — Richard Wurmbrand
I thought that if the right time gets missed, if one has refused or been refused something for too long, it's too late, even if… — Bernhard Schlink
The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against… — Samuel Adams

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