Vexations Quotes

19 quotes by 18 authors

All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test; here, afore heaven, I ratify this my rich… — William Shakespeare
So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system out free from those vexations… — Richard Henry Lee
The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and when the man of genius returns to the cares, the duties, the vexations, and… — Isaac D'Israeli
What is essential to practice the Tao is to get rid of cravings and vexations. If these afflictions are not removed, it is impossible to… — Zhang Sanfeng
None but those who have learned the art of subjecting their senses as well as reason to hypothetical systems can be persuaded by the most… — Samuel Johnson
I am worn out by the insults and vexations that this work brings down on us. — Jean le Rond d'Alembert
A sacrament by virtue of which each imparts nothing but vexations to the other. — Honore de Balzac
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated. — Samuel Johnson
As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Labor is rest from the sorrows that greet us; from all the petty vexations that meet us; from the sin-promptings that assail us; from the… — Frances Sargent Osgood
Headwinds are sore vexations and the more passengers the sorer. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The family is an early expedient and in many ways irrational. If the race had developed a special sexless class to be nurses, pedagogues, and… — George Santayana
The soul, cramped among the petty vexations of Earth, needs to keep its windows constantly open to the invigorating air of large and free ideas:… — Lucy Larcom
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations… — Rachel Carson
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. — Max Ehrmann
Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Any other vexations to report?" he asks. "I love the word 'vexations.'" "It's the 'x.' Nice to jump off a 'v' and bite into an… — Michael Cunningham
It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them. She was confident of having performed her duty, and to… — Jane Austen
When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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