Subdued Quotes

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It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger approaches need stronger… — Van Day Truex
We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. — Abraham Lincoln
And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color. — Beatrice Wood
Men and women, inspired by faith in man's dignity, goaded by conviction in man's responsibility, labored that this land might be a better home for… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
In vain do they talk of happiness who never subdued an impulse in obedience to a principle. He who never sacrificed a present to a… — Horace Mann
It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from… — Thomas a Kempis
These are no ordinary claims; and it seems hardly possible for a rational being to regard them with even a subdued interest; much less to… — Simon Greenleaf
The stream sings a subdued music, a scarcely audible lilt, faint and fluid syllables not quite said. It slips away into its future, where it… — John Daniel
Penance to be sure must be used as a tool, in due times and places, as need may be. If the flesh, being too strong,… — St. Catherine of Siena
The more recently power has originated, the less it can remain stationary - first because those who created it have become accustomed to rapid further… — Jacob Burckhardt
The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him. — Ibn Taymiyyah
I have come to regard November as the older, harder man's October. I appreciate the early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in… — Henry Rollins
If you see the fury and hear the howling of the tempest, or read of shipwrecks, think of the storm of human passions causing daily… — John of Kronstadt
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another,… — Plato
People call me Joey all the time. I take it as a compliment. There's no point in correcting them. But I'm much more even-keeled and… — Matt LeBlanc
Human beings, in a sense, may be thought of as multidimensional creatures composed of such poetic considerations as the individual need for self-realization, subdued passions… — Aberjhani
Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in you… — Travis Beacham
I soon began to dream. ... I heard subdued sobs, as if a number of people were weeping. ... I left my bed and wandered… — Abraham Lincoln
The hostile multitudes are vast as spaceWhat chance is there that all should be subdued? Let but this angry mind be overthrownAnd every foe is… — Shantideva
The monopoly capitalists - even while employing purely empirical methods - weave around art a complicated web which converts it into a willing tool. The… — Che Guevara

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