Seeming Quotes

186 quotes by 161 authors

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises. — Ambrose Bierce
. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But unless… — Grenville Kleiser
Two lovely berries molded on one stem: So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart. — William Shakespeare
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the European… — Anthony Burgess
Gratitude places you in the energy field of plentitude. Perceiving life in a consciousness of gratitude is literally stepping into another dimension of living. Suddenly… — Michael Beckwith
A smile appears on the faces of most archaic figures, a happiness of expression seeming to transcend that of human beings. — Francis Henry Taylor
I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential… — Aimee Carter
While friendship itself has an air of eternity about it, seeming to transcend all natural limits, there is hardly any emotion so utterly at the… — Robert Hugh Benson
We all have that possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming. — Maya Angelou
Elephants, it turns out, are surprisingly stealthy. As the sunlight fades, other species declare their presence. Throngs of zebras and wildebeests thunder by in the… — Thomas French
Sometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you're sane. — Brandi Carlile
Some hypocrites and seeming mortified men, that held down their heads, were like the little images that they place in the very bowing of the… — William Laud
The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist. — Rabindranath Tagore
Genuine sorrows are very tranquil in appearance in the deep bed they have dug for themselves. But, seeming to slumber, they corrode the soul like… — Honore de Balzac
The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance. — Leland Stanford
The ever-present expectancy of death is never far removed from any of us - whether we realize it or not. None of us can avoid… — Richard L. Evans
The seeming significance of nature's appearances, their unchanging strangeness to the senses, and the thrilling response which they awaken in the mind of man .… — Robert Louis Stevenson
True worth is in being, not seeming — Alice Cary
But what after all, behind appearance, is the seeming mystery? We can see that it is the Consciousness which had lost itself, returning to itself,… — Sri Aurobindo
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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