Sought Quotes

648 Sought quotes by 518 unique authors

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people… — Margaret Chase Smith
The seat of the soul and the control of voluntary movement - in fact, of nervous functions in general, - are to be sought in… — Aristotle
A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most… — William Cowper
Marriage is the perfection which love aimed at, ignorant of what it sought. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the knowledge of truth, what really matters is the possession of it, not the impulse under which it was sought. — Friedrich Nietzsche
In almost all sciences the fundamental knowledge is either found in earliest times or is still being sought. — Friedrich Nietzsche
... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of hostility… — Ronald Reagan
The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what… — Ezra Taft Benson
Of what use are the great number of petrifactions, of different species, shape and form which are dug up by naturalists? Perhaps the collection of… — Carl Linnaeus
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Friendship is not to be sought for its wages, but because its revenue consists entirely in the love which it implies. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
People have sought to adjust the truth to the hour instead of adjusting the hour to the truth, and in diplomacy they have endeavoured to… — Alice Bailey
Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had… — Bill Cosby
It does not matter that only a few in each generation will grasp and achieve the full reality of man's proper stature-and the rest will… — Ayn Rand
Whenever Nature's bounty is in danger of exhaustion, the chemist has sought for a substitute. The conquest of disease has made great progress as a… — Calvin Coolidge
As to Science, she has never sought to ally herself to civil power. She has never attempted to throw odium or inflict social ruin on… — John William Draper
I have always sought to be understood and, while I was taken to task by critics or colleagues, I thought they were right, assuming I… — Henri Matisse
Today, almost half a century after the publication of the Encyclical [of Pius IX], new knowledge has led to the recognition in the theory of… — Pope John Paul II

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