Strife Quotes

383 Strife quotes by 302 unique authors

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What distinguishes the language of science from language as we ordinarily understand the word? ... What science strives for is an utmost acuteness and clarity… — Albert Einstein
But science is the great instrument of social change, all the greater because its object is not change but knowledge, and its silent appropriation of… — Arthur Balfour
Mathematics can remove no prejudices and soften no obduracy. It has no influence in sweetening the bitter strife of parties, and in the moral world… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We may define "faith" as the firm belief in something for which there is no evidence. Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith."… — Bertrand Russell
Lincoln's appeal to 'the better angels of our nature' failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln's first and second inaugurals… — Felix Frankfurter
For those who feel it, nothing makes the soul so religious and pure as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God is perfection, and… — Michelangelo
A great teacher never strives to explain his vision. He simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself. — Bobby Ray Inman
A scientist strives to understand the work of Nature. But with our insufficient talents as scientists, we do not hit upon the truth all at… — Torbern Bergman
No doubt science cannot admit of compromises, and can only bring out the complete truth. Hence there must be controversy, and the strife may be,… — Rudolf Virchow
Science now finds itself in paradoxical strife with society: admired but mistrusted; offering hope for the future but creating ambiguous choice; richly supported yet unable… — J. Michael Bishop
O beautiful for spacious skies, . . . O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy… — Katharine Lee Bates
A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly… — Robert E. Lee
Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding. — Howard Gardner
Excessive (population) growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses and engender strife — Confucius
The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper limitation of the purely partisan… — Grover Cleveland
A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place. — Bill Ford
What is the use of this fuss about morality when the issue only involves a horse? The first and most difficult teaching of civilisation concerns… — Unknown Author
There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an after-dinner hour with a cigar; easy, pleasant, empty, perhaps enlivened… — Joseph Conrad
Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep - he hath awakened from the dream of life - 'Tis we, who lost in… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Strife brings all things into being on her battlefield. This I know. I have been there many times," says Vashanka, lord of sack and pillage.… — Janet Morris
When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others. — John C. Maxwell
To assume that His plan fails and that he strives to no effect is to reduce Him to the level of His creatures and make… — Loraine Boettner
The Metropolis strives to reach a mythical point where the world is completely fabricated by man, so that it absolutely coincides with his desires. — Rem Koolhaas
Karate-do strives internally to train the mind to develop a clear conscience, enabling one to face the world honestly, while externally developing strength to the… — Gichin Funakoshi

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