Troublesome Quotes

128 quotes by 107 authors

Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow… — Edmund Burke
That is an editor. He is trying to think of a word. He props his feet on a chair, which is the editor's way; then… — Mark Twain
Walk in the way of the Lord with simplicity and do not torment your spirit. You must hate your defects, but with a quiet hate,… — Pio of Pietrelcina
Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. — Laurence Sterne
Experience teaches that what is feasible at the beginning is sometimes harmful as things go on, or subject to troublesome inconveniences — Vincent de Paul
Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the… — Vincent de Paul
Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals. — Mahatma Gandhi
Rumors are nearly as old as human history, but with the rise of the Internet, they have become ubiquitous. In fact we are now awash… — Cass Sunstein
Community, then, is an indispensable term in any discussion of the connection between people and land. A healthy community is a form that includes all… — Wendell Berry
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.… — John Dewey
It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious]. — William Penn
When any one of our relations was found to be a person of a very bad character, a troublesome guest, or one we desired to… — Oliver Goldsmith
Too much has been said of the heroes of history-the strong men, the troublesome men; too little of the amiable, the kindly, the tolerant. — Stephen Leacock
Most troublesome is the legalization of 'crowd funding,' the ability of start-up companies to raise capital from small investors on the Internet. — Steven Rattner
It is troublesome sometimes when people get up in your face in public, you know? And say, 'How could you, how dare you?' Well, they… — Shepard Smith
The urge to break with a tradition is only appropriate when you're dealing with an outdated, troublesome tradition: I never really thought about that because… — Gerhard Richter
Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of… — Elizabeth I
If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations -… — Bill Dixon
For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome… — Greg Bear
Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain… — Barbara Deming

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