Sufficient Quotes

892 Sufficient quotes by 701 unique authors

Human beings make a strange fauna and flora. From a distance they appear negligible; close up they are apt to appear ugly and malicious. More… — Henry Miller
Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth. — Brian Greene
Whisky, I find, helps clarity of thought. And reduces pain. It has the additional virtue of making you drunk or, if taken in sufficient quantity,… — Julian Barnes
His version of 'real' love isn't sufficient for me, I don't think anyone should settle for so little. It wasn't love - not in the… — Freya North
Music, such music, is a sufficient gift. Why ask for happiness; why hope not to grieve? It is enough, it is to be blessed enough,… — Vikram Seth
When I visit a new bookstore, I demand cleanliness, computer monitors, and rigorous alphabetization. When I visit a secondhand bookstore, I prefer indifferent housekeeping, sleeping… — Anne Fadiman
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little — Epicurus
Christ is sufficient. We do not need "support groups" for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to… — Elisabeth Elliot
When a love-relationship is at its height there is no room left for any interest in the environment; a pair of lovers are sufficient to… — Sigmund Freud
Authentic inspiration endows individuals with mental or spiritual energy which they are then able to transform into positive action. It can make all the difference… — Aberjhani
In art intentions are not sufficient and, as we say in Spanish, love must be proved by deeds and not by reasons. What one does… — Pablo Picasso
That is a noble idea, though I think it far to generous," Jupiter said. "Once a decade should be sufficient." "I would rather be too… — Kevin Hearne
He wanted to think of words that would make some difference but there were none in any language he knew that were sufficient to the… — Kent Haruf
The Buggers have finally, finally learned that we humans value each and every individual human life... But they've learned this lesson just in time for… — Orson Scott Card
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient. — Teresa of Avila
Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient unto themselves. For all external sources of happiness and pleasure are, by their very nature, highly uncertain, precarious,… — Arthur Schopenhauer
A federation of all humanity, together with a sufficient measure of social justice, to ensure health, education, and a rough equality of opportunity to most… — H.G. Wells
Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall. — John Milton
To know me is to love me. This cliche is popular for a reason, because most of us, I imagine, believe deep in our hearts… — Roger Ebert
power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to… — Robert M. Gates
I guess you will have to go to jail. If that is the result of not understanding the Income Tax Law, I will meet you… — Elihu Root
The process [of mass-media deception] has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be… — George Orwell
On Christmas morning, our joy or our happiness can be at a very high level, not because of our anticipation of what we might receive… — Earl Nightingale
God wants us to worship Him. He doesn't need us, for He couldn't be a self-sufficient God and need anything or anybody, but He wants… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient reason. — Marion Milner

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