Their Present Quotes

44 Their Present quotes by 40 unique authors

Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the… — Thomas Jefferson
We must in imagination sweep off the drifted matter that clogs the surface of the ground; we must suppose all the covering of moss and… — Adam Sedgwick
The children's writer not only makes a satisfactory connection between [the writer's] present maturity and his past childhood, he also does the same for his… — Philippa Pearce
The crossing of space ... may do much to turn men's minds outwards and away from their present tribal squabbles. In this sense, the rocket,… — Arthur C. Clarke
Perhaps the efforts of the true poets, founders, religions, literatures, all ages, have been, and ever will be, our time and times to come, essentially… — Walt Whitman
When Germany and England and America will long have lost their present identity or purpose, we shall still be strong in ours. — Maurice Samuel
There should be painless progression, attended by life and peace....Mortals will some day assert their freedom in the name of Almighty God....Dropping their present beliefs,… — Mary Baker Eddy
In general people experience their present naively, as it were, without being able to form an estimate of its contents; they have first to put… — Sigmund Freud
Lasting change happens when people see for themselves that a different way of life is more fulfilling than their present one. — Eknath Easwaran
They were upon their great theme: "When I get to be a man!" Being human, though boys, they considered their present estate too commonplace to… — Booth Tarkington
That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and… — Eugene H. Peterson
A life without regret can be attained by full awareness of one's actions in their present moment. — Michelle Cruz
Whatever is not nailed down is mine." This is the motto of the exploiter. "Whatever can be pried loose is not nailed down." This is… — David Starr Jordan
It's easy to tell the evolutionary level of a group of beings, or an individual being, simply by examining their behavior, their art, their psychology,… — Frederick Lenz
When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of… — Hector Hugh Munro
This doctrine ['that the condition of man cannot be ameliorated, that what has been must ever be, and that to secure ourselves where we are… — Thomas Jefferson
When you see evil do not form ideas that are in the likeness of that evil; do not think of the evil as bad, but… — Christian D. Larson
The most outstanding characteristic of Eastern civilization is to know contentment, whereas that of Western civilization is not to know contentment. Contented Easterners are satisfied… — Hu Shih
We know enough to be sure that the scientific achievements of the next fifty years will be far greater, more rapid, and more surprising, than… — Winston Churchill
In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him.… — King Hussein I
Thus the regime has deprived Iranian women not just of their present rights, but also of their history and their past. — Azar Nafisi
And we're seeing a higher level of consciousness and many more opportunities for people to challenge their present ways of thinking and move into a… — Neale Donald Walsch
She tried to be calm, and leave things to take their course; and tried to dwell much on this argument of rational dependence – “Surely,… — Jane Austen
Prostitutes are in no danger of finding their present life so satisfactory that they cannot turn to God: the proud, the avaricious, the self-righteous, are… — C.S. Lewis
It's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present and their past, but you'd be amazed at the pain and… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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