Solicitude Quotes

37 quotes by 32 authors

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. — Jane Austen
Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing… — Elizabeth Bowen
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can… — Sun Tzu
Many bad golfers marry, feeling that a wife's loving solicitude may improve their game. But they are rugged, thick-skinned men, not sensitive and introspective. It… — P.G. Wodehouse
Men have solicitude about fame; and the greater share they have of it, the more afraid they are of losing it. — Samuel Johnson
The Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the Divine beneficence toward us. They regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, and exercise… — John Calvin
Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections of their author. To confer duration is not always in our power.… — Samuel Johnson
Every man has frequent grievances which only the solicitude of friendship will discover and remedy, and which would remain for ever unheeded in the mighty… — Samuel Johnson
The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that others are fine… — Pope Benedict XVI
Continue to walk in the faith and, faithful to the mandate that has been entrusted to you, go out with solicitude and joy toward all… — Pope Benedict XVI
Our Pastoral solicitude induces us to earnestly protect and preserve in everything and especially in the sacred rites of the Church the best and old… — Pope Clement VIII
O Jesus, if I but considered attentively your immense solicitude for me, how greatly should I not excel in every virtue? Pardon me, O Jesus,… — Gemma Galgani
The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of… — James Madison
Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against certain areas in New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, which caused horrendous casualty, I… — Jiang Zemin
I am glad that the life of pandas is so dull by human standards, for our efforts at conservation have little moral value if we… — Stephen Jay Gould
Sex endows the individual with a dumb and powerful instinct, which carries his body and soul continually towards another, makes it one of the dearest… — George Santayana
Whoever will cultivate their own mind will find full employment. Every virtue does not only require great care in the planting, but as much daily… — Mary Wortley Montagu
The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you. As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity… — Grenville Kleiser
To us, our house was not unsentient matter -- it had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and… — Mark Twain
Solicitude for material things distracts the soul and divides it. The devil seizes the divided soul and drags it to hell. — Anthony

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