Sons Quotes

721 Sons quotes by 538 unique authors

Every ambitious would-be empire, clarions it abroad that she is conquering the world to bring it peace, security and freedom, and it is sacrificing her… — Henry David Thoreau
A work settles nothing, just as the labor of a whole generation settles nothing. Sons, and the morrow, always start afresh. — Cesare Pavese
When the Sun sets, shadows, that shew'd at Noon But small, appear most long and terrible; So, when we think Fate hovers o'er our Heads,… — John Dryden
No matter what the circumstances, we Christians should keep our heads. God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Tis a happy thing To be the father unto many sons. — William Shakespeare
The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and is the mainspring… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
Oh, blank confusion! true epitome Of what the mighty City is herself, To thousands upon thousands of her sons, Living amid the same perpetual whirl… — William Wordsworth
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men. — Saadi
Take up the White Man's burden -- send forth the best ye breed -- go, bind your sons to exile to serve your captives need. — Rudyard Kipling
The greater part of the people we assign to educate our sons we know for certain are not educated. Yet we do not doubt that… — Giacomo Leopardi
Sons do not need you. They are always out of your reach, Walking strange waters. — Phyllis McGinley
We are supposed to be the children of Seth; but Seth is too much of an effete nonentity to deserve ancestral regard. No, we are… — Anthony Burgess
While its [Harvard's] undergraduate life was still controlled [in 1908-1912] by a select group of rich and fashionable families whose sons merely arrived when they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin
Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men. — John Noble
If the divine Logos of God the Father became son of man and man so that He might make men gods and the sons of… — Maximus the Confessor
Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So… — Joe Manganiello
My sons are precious to me and I have tried incredibly hard to strike the right balance between work and home life while being acutely… — Hayley Mills
By educating women to use all their brains, men will not only be just, but will also ensure the future of a new social order… — Eugenio Maria de Hostos
I have a wife, I have sons; all these hostages have I given to fortune. — F L Lucas
It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. — Henry Louis Gates

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