Resignation Quotes

156 Resignation quotes by 143 unique authors

What give all that is tragic, whatever its form, the characteristic of the sublime, is the first inkling of the knowledge that the world and… — Arthur Schopenhauer
No," he said calmly, filled with purpose. he took her arms lightly in his hands and shook her. "I am not giving you up." Emily… — Jodi Picoult
You are to consider that a certain melancholy and often a certain irascibility accompany advancing age: indeed it might be said that advancing age equals… — Patrick O'Brian
The absurd man will not commit suicide; he wants to live, without relinquishing any of his certainty, without a future, without hope, without illusions â€¦… — Jean-Paul Sartre
Giordino...simply sighed in resignation. "Who else," he asked no one in particular, "but Dirk Pitt could tramp off into a blizzard on an uninhabited backwater… — Clive Cussler
We all have to lead our own life, and we only have the one life, and the only people who can live life not according… — Javier MarÃas
There are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will not doubt reward them in heaven for their… — Alexandre Dumas
I've seen that mixture of resignation and hopelessness before; its usually in my mirror. — Mira Grant
What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them? — W. Somerset Maugham
But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but, instead,… — Dean Koontz
When I consider the narrow limits within which our active and inquiring faculties are confined; when I see how all our energies are wasted in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I will… — William Faulkner
You tell me: 'Life is hard to bear.' But if it were otherwise why should ou have your pride in the morning nad your resignation… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart? — Jane Austen
It's so nice to know where you're going, in the early stages. It almost rids you of the wish to go there. — Samuel Beckett
pg.9 "In my heart there's a peaceful anguish, and my calm is made of resignation. — Fernando Pessoa
She was at that crucial age when a women begins to regret having stayed faithful to a husband she never really loved, when the glowing… — Stefan Zweig
Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The weather today is partly angry, leading to resignation and ultimatums. — Chuck Palahniuk
Ah, Catylast, can it be that you do not see all the changes you have made? Some by your resignation and acceptance of circumstance, some… — Robin Hobb

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