Sufficient Quotes
892 quotes by 701 authors
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For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
— Nancy Gibbs
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Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.
— John Hay
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In youth the life of reason is not in itself sufficient; afterwards the life of emotion, except for short periods, becomes unbearable.
— Cyril Connolly
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You can be anything you want to be, if only you believe with sufficient conviction and act in accordance with your faith; for whatever the…
— Napoleon Hill
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There are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to ensure that no one, nowhere, at no time, should go hungry.
— Ed Asner
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What was done with the seed saved from the India Hemp last summer? It ought, all of it, to have been sewn again; that not…
— George Washington
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For many parts of Nature can neither be invented with sufficient subtlety, nor demonstrated with sufficient perspicuity, nor accommodated unto use with sufficient dexterity, without…
— Francis Bacon
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The world will never be long without some good reason to hate the unhappy; their real faults are immediately detected; and if those are not…
— Samuel Johnson
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When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your…
— Eustace Budgell
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When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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The shocking possibility that dumb people don't exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to…
— John Taylor Gatto
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Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest…
— Thomas Jefferson
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If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering. By miracles…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest…
— Seneca the Elder
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It is necessary to introduce light vibrations, represented by reds and yellows, and a sufficient amount of blues, to obtain an airy feeling.
— Paul Cezanne
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or…
— Aristotle
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Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient…
— Kay Arthur
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The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory…
— Ferdinand Magellan
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The contradictory experiments of chemists leave us at liberty to conclude what we please. My conclusion is, that art has not yet invented sufficient aids…
— Thomas Jefferson
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According to their [Newton and his followers] doctrine, God Almighty wants to wind up his watch from time to time: otherwise it would cease to…
— Gottfried Leibniz
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