Subdued Quotes

95 Subdued quotes by 83 unique authors

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
Since Europe is dependent on imports of energy and most of its raw materials, it can be subdued, if not quite conquered, without all those… — Barbara Amiel
For me, when I grew up playing music, I played music in church and people were shouting and having a big time, and church wasn't… — Randy Owen
The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other… — Marketa Irglova
Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on… — Emma Goldman
Temperance, in the nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect energy; it does not mean a stopping short in any good thing, as… — John Ruskin
He who, though dressed in fine apparel, exercises tranquillity, is quiet, subdued, restrained, chaste, and has ceased to find fault with all other beings, he… — Max Muller
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement. — Jil Sander
A little more grace, a motive made pure, a few truths tenderly told, a heart softened, a character subdued, a life consecrated, would restore the… — Mary Baker Eddy
It is hard for us to admit we have a sin nature because we live in this system of checks and balances. If we get… — Donald Miller
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. — Washington Irving

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