Succumb Quotes

93 Succumb quotes by 84 unique authors

There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity i am bought and sold; for them i will go to prison, if… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce
Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the instruments… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb. — William Makepeace Thackeray
Primitive superstition lies just below the surface of even the most tough-minded individuals, and it is precisely those who most fight against it who are… — Carl Jung
There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps even to succumb.… — Rand Paul
Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others'. — Steve Backley
I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer. — Jamie Farr
The strong are always free by virtue of their superior strength. So long as government is a mere contest as to which of two parties… — Lysander Spooner
One of the things that really bothers me is that Americans don't have any sense of history. The majority of Americans don't have any idea… — Robert K. Massie
Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them. -Francois — Voltaire
Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual — the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such people… — Robert Greene
One of the great tragedies we witness almost daily is the tragedy of men of high aim and low achievement. Their motives are noble. Their… — Gordon B. Hinckley
I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to… — Toni Morrison
There's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make… — Eli Roth
The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative. — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere. — Nathaniel Branden
Psychoanalysts have been occupied for a long time with the difficult question of what the psychological conditions are which determine the form of the neurotic… — Karl Abraham
To be unwed and female was to succumb to an illness with only one known cure: marriage. — Susan Faludi
Sex is hard to write about because you lose the universal and succumb to the particular. We all have our different favorites. Good sex is… — Martin Amis
The first line in the first 'Gasland' is: 'I'm not a pessimist. I've always had a great deal of faith in people that we won't… — Josh Fox
Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their energies… — J. Irwin Miller
While it may feel natural to devote yourself to your creative work and succumb to feelings of separation and alienation, it nevertheless isn't a terrific… — Eric Maisel
We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope and believe, we… — Theodore Roosevelt
The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of contemporary violence. To allow oneself to be carried away… — Thomas Merton

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