Thereby Quotes
463 Thereby quotes by 362 unique authors
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Without computers, the government would be unable to function at the level of effectiveness and efficiency that we have come to expect. . . .…
— Dave Barry
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Who is so wise as to have a perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Christianity sees plants and flowers as created by God to show forth and share with humans the divine goodness, beauty and truth - the purpose…
— John Stokes
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When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his…
— Confucius
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Each individual composes the music of his own life. If he injures another, he brings disharmony. When his sphere is disturbed, he is disturbed himself,…
— Hazrat Inayat Khan
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The richness of human life is that we have many lives; we live the events that do not happen (and some that cannot) as vividly…
— Jacob Bronowski
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The author tells a story wherein a missionary friend of his was invited by unbelievers on a train ride to play cards. The friend declined,…
— Watchman Nee
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Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what…
— Laozi
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Is it to be expected that the Southern States will deliver themselves bound hand and foot to the Eastern States? A few rich merchants in…
— George Mason
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Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can…
— Noel Coward
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When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world's poorest entrepreneurs and thereby revitalize the village economies they serve.
— Madeleine Albright
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
— Ramakrishna
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In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next…
— Robert Collier
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled! [People who get upset and worried at the first sign of misfortune are only…
— Daniel Defoe
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Passion and marriage are essentially irreconcilable. Their origins and their ends make them mutually exclusive. Their co-existence in our midst constantly raises insoluble problems, and…
— Denis de Rougemont
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We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect. [So why not suspect good rather than bad in events, people and life…
— Henry David Thoreau
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The fault finder will find faults even in paradise and thereby miss the joys that recognition of the positives bring.
— Henry David Thoreau
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Happiness is a continuous creative activity of imaginatively comparing your experiences to things that aren't as good and thereby feeling happy and grateful.
— Baba Amte
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Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be…
— Eric Allin Cornell
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Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that things…
— Aldous Huxley
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To create a community of radical scholars, men and women who recognize that rules and social conventions are arbitrary, but have mastered them nonetheless, a…
— Unknown Author
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Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows and stand a…
— Frederick The Great
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Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force. There lies its immense value. For what it seeks is to disturb monotony of…
— Oscar Wilde
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Society is now really ruled by its own logos; say rather by a whole pantheon of its own hypostases and powers... we are beginning to…
— Karl Barth
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The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.
— John C. Maxwell
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