Watchful Quotes

80 Watchful quotes by 70 unique authors

Look to the lilies how they grow! 'Twas thus the Saviour said, that we, Even in the simplest flowers that blow, God's ever-watchful care might… — David Macbeth Moir
In studying the fate of our forest king, we have thus far considered the action of purely natural causes only; but, unfortunately, man is in… — John Muir
Twere better far That gods should quaff their nectar merrily, And men sing out the day like grasshoppers, So may they haply lull the watchful… — Hartley Coleridge
What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the… — Woodrow Wilson
Rather, very, little, pretty -- these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words. The constant use of the… — William Strunk, Jr.
The spring without a leaf to toss, bare and bright like a virgin fierce in her chastity, scornful in her purity, was laid out on… — Virginia Woolf
To instruct calls for energy, and to remain almost silent, but watchful and helpful, while students instruct themselves, calls for even greater energy. To see… — Robertson Davies
My own mind began to grow, watchful with anxoius thoughts. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Not just beautiful, though — the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me. What I’ve up till… — Haruki Murakami
I came to set fire to the earth. And I am watchful that the fire grow. May the fire of love grow in our hearts.… — Paulo Coelho
If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation.… — Charles Spurgeon
You're a watchful guy. you know where that comes from?" I shook my head. "It comes from feeling out of place," he said. "Believe me.… — Mohsin Hamid
Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's… — Jonathan Nolan
Become more watchful and anger will be less and greed will be less and jealousy will be less. — Rajneesh
Once you become more and more watchful of your inner workings things become simple. Then a few things have to be dropped. One has not… — Rajneesh
Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love. — Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
There was this wonderful trick of going to the theater with my parents and sitting in the audience under the watchful eye of an usher,… — Tyne Daly
Be ever watchful for the opportunity to shelter little children with the umbrella of your charity; be generous to their schools, their hospitals, and their… — Conrad Hilton
My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything valuable which I may have acquired in… — John Marshall
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as… — Aristotle
More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. — James Thomson
There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary… — Leland Stanford
When you study a dog you love, you find beauty in every small detail, and so it is with Lucille: I have become enchanted by… — Caroline Knapp
I would like to advise all the dear brothers and sisters and also myself to observe piety and virtue and to be watchful of ourselves… — Unknown Author

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