Seldom Quotes

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Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt. — Samuel Johnson
Oh stay! oh stay! Joy so seldom weaves a chain Like this to-night, that oh 't is pain To break its links so soon. — Charles Lamb
The brotherhood of man is evoked by particular men according to their circumstances. But it seldom extends to all men. In the name of our… — R. D. Laing
Reason has seldom failed us because it has seldom been tried. — Edward Abbey
This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any many who is not… — Alexander Hamilton
Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future. — Arthur C. Clarke
All explorers are seeking something they have lost. It is seldom that they find it, and more seldom still that the attainment brings them greater… — Arthur C. Clarke
A quote that I like very much comes close to explaining my attitude about taking photographs. â€˜Chinese poetry rarely trespasses beyond the bounds of actuality… — Stephen Shore
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. — Oliver Goldsmith
Books are not seldom talismans and spells. — William Cowper
A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he… — William Cowper
Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege… — Jacques Barzun
My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can… — Willem de Kooning
You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a… — A. E. van Vogt
Ill-luck, you know, seldom comes alone. — Miguel de Cervantes
Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development. — Jim Rohn
I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living. — Johnny Bench
What originally led us to serve others by leading them seldom remains our North Star. — Dan B. Allender
If all the good people were clever And all the clever people were good The world would be nicer than ever We thought that it… — Elizabeth Wordsworth
Very seldom will a person give up on himself. He continues to have hope because he knows he has the potential for change. He tries… — Hugh Prather

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