Take Upon Quotes

21 quotes by 20 authors

What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it. — Thomas More
What is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of imagined life clearer… — Joseph Conrad
It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying. — Michel de Montaigne
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so… — John Updike
I love those historians that are either very simple or most excellent. Such as are between both (which is the most common fashion), it is… — Michel de Montaigne
Every one is degraded, whether aware of it or not, when other people, without consulting him, take upon themselves unlimited power to regulate his destiny. — John Stuart Mill
As disciples of Christ, we have a sacred obligation to uphold His laws and commandments and the covenants which we take upon ourselves. — Robert D. Hales
Indeed men too often take upon themselves in the prosecution of their revenge to set the example of doing away with those general laws to… — Thucydides
Christmas is a time for remembering the Son of God and renewing our determination to take upon us His name. It is a time to… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
All work, the genuine work which we must achieve, is that which is most difficult and painful: the work on ourselves. If we do not… — Jean Gebser
The number of teachers and guides that a soul has depends upon what it seeks to accomplish and its level of awareness. Souls that take… — Gary Zukav
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its… — Alexander Alekhine
If humans are not required to earn a living to be provided survival needs, many are going to want very much to be productive, but… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer. — Black Elk
My poor soul! Sigh, pray and strive to take upon you the blessed yoke of Christ, and you will live on earth in a heavenly… — Tikhon of Zadonsk
To give advice to a man who asks what to do with his life implies something very close to egomania. To presume to point a… — Hunter S. Thompson
When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he was in need… — Pope Francis
Even the Savior of the world, the Only Begotten Son of God, was obliged to come to earth and to take upon himself an earthly… — Alma P Burton
Let us look at our own faults, and not other people's. We ought not to insist on everyone following in our footsteps, nor to take… — Teresa of Avila
Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are… — Thomas Aquinas

Who Wrote These Take Upon Quotes

20 authors contributed a total of 21 Take Upon Quotes as follows: