Spite Quotes

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Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it. — Sigmund Freud
Rich people are wiling to act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them. — T. Harv Eker
What is courage? This courage will not be the opposite of despair. We shall often be faced with despair, as indeed every sensitive person has… — Rollo May
Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the "anticipation of Nature," that… — Thomas Huxley
The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural philosophy, mathematical and… — Thomas Paine
Whether we meditate individually or collectively, there is one thing we absolutely must do: we have to meditate consciously. Making an unconscious effort is like… — Sri Chinmoy
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in… — Clarence Darrow
The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don't seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip;… — Charles R. Swindoll
Evolution is a blind giant who rolls a snowball down a hill. The ball is made of flakes-circumstances. They contribute to the mass without knowing… — Mark Twain
Fulfilled life is possible in spite of unfulfilled wishes. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances. — Paramahansa Yogananda
The path of self-purification is hard and steep. One has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action to rise above the opposing currents… — Mahatma Gandhi
Please keep watching rhythmic gymnastics in spite of its situation. If you quit watching it, rhythmic gymnastics will not exist any longer. Your eyes are… — Unknown Author
The principal result of my investigation is that a uniform developmental principle controls the individual elementary units of all organisms, analogous to the finding that… — Theodor Schwann
For dash and gallantry the bloodthirsty Scots, Australians and Canadians led the way, with the impetuous Irish close behind. The Australian to my mind were… — Adrian Carton de Wiart
In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me with joy in… — Therese of Lisieux
Success is doing what it takes in spite of one's fear. — Unknown Author
The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to… — Madeleine Stowe
If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes… — Helen Keller
Many have argued that a vacuum does not exist, others claim it exists only with difficulty in spite of the repugnance of nature; I know… — Evangelista Torricelli

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