Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard… — Chanakya
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. — Ray Charles
A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. — Frank A. Clark
Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you. — Isabel Allende
Much thought has at its root a dissatisfaction with what is. Wanting is the urge for the next moment to contain what this moment does… — Stephen Levine
These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son of… — Neil L. Andersen
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily,… — Laozi
There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we are… — David Whyte
Immigrant families have integrated themselves into our communities, establishing deep roots. Whenever they have settled, they have made lasting contributions to the economic vitality and… — Edward Kennedy
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival. — Dalai Lama
The word "question" originates from the Latin root, quaestio, which means "to seek." Inside the word "question" is the word "quest," suggesting that within every… — Tom Wujec
For Europe, the fall of Communism has to be taken into account, and the fact that in the fight against Communism the recovery of Europe's… — Rocco Buttiglione
Workers must root out the idea that by keeping the results of their labors to themselves a fortune will be assured to them. Patent fees… — Lawrence Hargrave
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully… — Bernard of Clairvaux
Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a heaven unruffled by the storm.… — Saint John Chrysostom
Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown… — Mahatma Gandhi
I supported this bill. I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and who have lived here even though… — Ronald Reagan
Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness. — William Carey
Real development is not leaving things behind, as on a road, but drawing life from them, as from a root. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans gained enough maritime skills and gunpowder to conquer most of the world, they not only colonized… — John Henrik Clarke
It is more than their land that you take away from the people, whose native land you take. It is their past as well, their… — Isak Dinesen
If we are to live with our feet on the ground, in touch with reality, we must help one another accept the fact that we… — Carter Heyward

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