Severe Quotes

434 quotes by 378 authors

No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself. — Thomas a Kempis
With reference to the narrative of events, far from permitting myself to derive it from the first source that came to hand, I did not… — Thucydides
Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor, but not a long polar frost of indifference. — Walter Scott
And truth severe, by fairy fiction drest. — Thomas Gray
ARTLESSNESS, n. A certain engaging quality to which women attain by long study and severe practice upon the admiring male, who is pleased to fancy… — Ambrose Bierce
When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure… — Ralph Thomas Walker
Katherine it was who took upon herself the complete charge of [Junior's] speech. Not an insignificant "have went" nor an infinitesimal "I seen" ever escaped… — Bess Streeter Aldrich
In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned into the vivid and particular:… — William Strunk, Jr.
A tragic mistake that is often made is to assume that the will of God is bound to be something very dull and uninviting, if… — Emmet Fox
I have seen doctors, in good faith, leave patients on steroids for years, thinking they are doing right. A friend of mine was on steroids… — Mary Ann Mobley
After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my… — William Henry Ashley
I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism. — Harrison Birtwistle
Over the last six years, airlines have experienced severe financial pressure to leave smaller communities, making demands on the EAS program even greater. — Nick Rahall
There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more… — Moshe Katsav
There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe. — Charles Babbage
Today's gasoline prices are taking a severe toll on Americans' pocketbooks. Consumers are anxious. — Pete Domenici
God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe… — Giacomo Casanova
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond… — John Yoo
Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make… — Wally Schirra
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at… — Walter Bagehot

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