Sharpens Quotes

63 quotes by 59 authors

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. — Edmund Burke
Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as well with seafood as a… — Michael Jackson
The practice of law sharpens the mind by making it narrow. — Napoleon Bonaparte
What can it be about low temperatures that sharpens the edges of objects? — Ian Mcewan
Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live; science, everything that sharpens the desire to know. Art, even the most disinterested, the most disembodied,… — Remy de Gourmont
Praise God for the hammer, the file, and the furnace. The hammer molds us, the file sharpens us, and the fire tempers us. — Samuel Rutherford
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. — Solomon
For action, whatever its immediate purpose, also implies relief at doing something, anything, and the joy of exertion. This is the optimism that is inherent… — Blaise Cendrars
Rediscovering the controversies that occupied early Christianity sharpens our awareness of the major issue in the whole debate, then and now: What is the source… — Elaine Pagels
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another — Tim Tebow
The poet, the artist, the sleuth, whoever sharpens our perception tends to antisocial; rarely 'well adjusted,' he cannot go along with currents and trends. — Marshall McLuhan
You can cultivate taste, as you can the intellect. Full understanding whets the appetite and desire, and, later, sharpens the enjoyment of possession. — Baltasar Gracian
Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page. — Hyman Rickover
That which is painful sharpens one's love. — Andrew Davidson
As the class struggle sharpens in the U.S. Marxism will come into its own as a great popular study. — C L R James
Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better too. He… — Edmund Burke
Wine refreshes the stomach, sharpens the appetite, blunts care and sadness, and conduces to slumber. — Pliny the Elder
Travel sharpens the senses. Abroad one feels, sees and hears things in an abnormal way. — Paul Fussell
Reading aloud and talking about what we're reading sharpens children's brains. It helps develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve problems logically, and… — Mem Fox
Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization. — Samuel Reshevsky

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