Toils Quotes
36 quotes by 32 authors
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The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol…
— Sun Tzu
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How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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Speaking one day to Monsieur de Buffon, on the present ardor of chemical inquiry, he affected to consider chemistry but as cookery, and to place…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity,…
— Joseph Story
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Every new regulation concerning commerce or revenue; or in any manner affecting the value of the different species of property, presents a new harvest to…
— James Madison
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By multiplying the means of gratification, by promoting the introduction and circulation of the precious metals, those darling objects of human avarice and enterprise, it…
— Alexander Hamilton
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Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and…
— Walter Scott
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They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
— Sallust
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For the dead there are no more toils.
— Sophocles
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If he be so resolved, I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear That unicorns may be betrayed with trees And bears with glasses,…
— William Shakespeare
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Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.
— Edward Everett
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The purpose of marriage is not to have pleasure and to be idle, but to procreate and bring up children, to support a household. This,…
— Martin Luther
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While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
— Aesop
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations to have as little political connection as…
— George Washington
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How long has it been since you looked into the eyes of your mother and, holding nothing back, spoke those welcome words, 'Mother, I truly…
— Thomas S. Monson
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Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and…
— George Washington
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Whilst we strive To live most free, we're caught in our own toils.
— John Ford
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It…
— Martial
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I'm sure everyone feels sorry for the individual who has fallen by the wayside or who can't keep up in our competitive society, but my…
— Ronald Reagan
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War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which…
— James Madison
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