Vagaries Quotes

28 quotes by 25 authors

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind,… — Marcus Aurelius
The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries. — Marquis de Sade
Read the classics one hour every day, drunk or sober. Reading the classics gives one a feeling of confidence. It familiarizes one with the vagaries… — Richard Haynes
A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated - this is the greatest blessing. — Gautama Buddha
A little rain, a little blood. Black fingernails in August; and going berserk, going bananas. As if entrapped in a tropical heatwave, with dozens of… — Adam Zagajewski
I began to realize that life, despite moments of happiness and joy, is really about discovering priorities and dealing with unforeseen vagaries, differences, obstacles, inconveniences,… — Maureen McCormick
When you have trouble with thingsâ€”whether it's figuring out whether to push or pull a door or the arbitrary vagaries of the modern computer and… — Donald A. Norman
Nom de Plume uses the device of the pseudonym to unite the likes of Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, Fernando Pessoa, and Patricia Highsmith into a… — Elif Batuman
No individual can be in full control of his fate-our strengths come significantly from our history, our experiences largely from the vagaries of chance. But… — Howard Gardner
Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction… — Doug Scott
Each one of us must in the end choose for himself how far he would like to leave our collective fate to the wayward vagaries… — Learned Hand
When we live moment to moment, we place ourselves at the center of life, where infinite wisdom abides, rather than on the periphery, where things… — Susan L. Taylor
I cannot keep track of all the vagaries of fashion, Every day, so it seems, brings in a different style. — Ovid
A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and weakness, his prejudices and preferences. Particularly is this the case… — William Osler
A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may * * * readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. — William E. Gladstone
A rational reaction against the irrational excesses and vagaries of scepticism may, I admit, readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. To be engaged… — William E. Gladstone
This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not… — Stephen Harper
Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds… — Marquis de Sade
High among the unpredictable variables that endanger the survival of worthy buildings are the vagaries of taste. — Martin Filler
Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and… — Edith Sitwell

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