Sharpen Quotes

115 quotes by 104 authors

Promiscuity in men may cheapen love but sharpen thought. Promiscuity in women is illness, a leakage of identity. — Camille Paglia
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear. — William Shakespeare
People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. — William Faulkner
High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. It is a hundred miles long and a hundred miles high and… — Hendrik Willem van Loon
Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness, and… — Stephen Covey
Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment,… — Walter Savage Landor
From music and dance to painting and sculpting, the arts allow us to explore new worlds and to view life from another perspective. They also… — George W. Bush
It's income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in… — Dave Barry
Fitness if like the blade of a knife; you want to sharpen it without ruining the blade. — Sally Jenkins
For the production of man a different apprenticeship [from forests] was needed to sharpen the wits and quicken the higher manifestations of intellect - a… — Raymond Dart
Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status. Man… — Neal A. Maxwell
The liberals have not softened their view of actuality to make themselves live closer to the dream, but instead sharpen their perceptions and fight to… — Margaret Mead
Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom. — Umar
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. — Roger Ascham
Physiologists and high-performance trainers understand now that the concept of 110 percent is no longer a smart way to train. Fitness is like the blade… — Sally Jenkins
The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better… — Leon Panetta
You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect… — Al Pacino
Each of us carries a sleeping tiger inside, and we canâ€™t predict when that cat will wake, stretch, and sharpen its claws. — Holly Robinson Peete
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius. — Ovid
Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness to their perceptions, and consecutiveness and clearness to their reasoning powers: we are in danger… — John Stuart Mill

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