Strife Quotes

383 Strife quotes by 302 unique authors

In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His covenant. It fails,… — Joel Beeke
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three. — Washington Irving
All things pass... Patience attains all it strives for. — Teresa of Avila
...just as the edifice of all the virtues strives upward toward perfect prayer so will all these virtues be neither sturdy nor enduring unless they… — John Cassian
I have written the little work that follows . . . in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation… — Anselm of Canterbury
Blessed, plainly, is that life which is not valued at the estimation of outsiders, but is known, as judge of itself, by its own inner… — Ambrose
...we shall incur no slight injury, but rather great danger, if we rashly yield ourselves to the inclinations of men who aim at exciting strife… — John of Damascus
Watch yourself with all diligence, lest the enemy steals near and robs you, depriving you of this great treasure, which is inner peace and stillness… — Lorenzo Scupoli
There are two types of people: One strives to control his environment, the other strives not to let his environment control him. I like to… — George Carlin
To live a fulfilling life, we must combine passion with compassion and strength without strife; we must get out of our comfort zone and into… — Gabrielle
It really is the relationship you have with your self that presents the key to the “kingdom”, so to speak... Fighting is good, but not… — Mark Ruffalo
I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife, and chaos. That's what I take with my morning tea. — Barack Obama
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The… — Alexander Pope
Not just personal unhappiness but all strife in life, including war, is the result of an over-emphasis on temporary things; money, power and material possession — Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Polygamy causes a lot of strife — Yoshiko Sakurai
I can't tell you how much I appreciate these young [Israeli] designers. There's too much strife in the world. If we become united in our… — Donna Karan
You must avoid blindness of mind by setting goals. ... I have long contended that the person who sets goals and who strives to attain… — Carlos E. Asay
My favourite mentor brother told me that there were three kinds of people: followers, leaders and scouts. Scouts are capeable of leadership, but they could… — Isobelle Carmody
The written history of the world is largely a history of warfare, because the states within which we live came into existence largely through conquest,… — John Keegan
I’ve always wondered why love has to be so full of conflict and strife. Why can’t love be simple? Why can’t it just be as… — Bella Andre
Nations! What are nations? Tartars! and Huns! and Chinamen! Like insects they swarm. The historian strives in vain to make them memorable. It is for… — Henry David Thoreau
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who… — Henry David Thoreau
Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Over our manhood bend the skies; Against our fallen and traitor lives The great winds utter prophecies; With our faint hearts the mountain strives, Its… — James Russell Lowell
Have we not all, amid life's petty strife, Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible? Did we not hear The flutter… — Adelaide Anne Procter

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