We Let Quotes
294 quotes by 242 authors
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We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs we can and can't take by a man at a…
— Robert Benchley
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We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
— Winston Churchill
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The more we are proud that the Bethlehem story is plain enough to be understood by the shepherds, and almost by the sheep, the more…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element of prayer. Men must be in earnest when they kneel at God's footstool. Too often we get…
— Edward McKendree Bounds
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Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a…
— Fulton J. Sheen
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The history omankind seems like kite flying; sometimes, when the wind is favorable, we let go the string a little and the kite soars a…
— Lin Yutang
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When we let others control us by the threat of disapproval and rejection, we give up far too much of ourselves and make it impossible…
— George Robinson
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We all obsess about what we are doing and accomplishing. What if we let it go and simply made the way we live our lives…
— Maria Shriver
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
— Seneca the Younger
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When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment.…
— Jack Kornfield
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Each one of us is called to become that great song that comes out of the silence, and the more we let ourselves down into…
— David Steindl-Rast
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I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very…
— John C. Maxwell
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When we let our mind relax, a moment will come when we rest without thoughts. This stable state is like an ocean without waves. Within…
— Bokar Rinpoche
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The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through three gates. At the first gate, we ask ourselves, 'Are…
— Eknath Easwaran
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Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished…
— Tecumseh
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To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come…
— Jack Kornfield
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our…
— Nelson Mandela
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We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied…
— Alan Cohen
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Cannot we let [children] be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make another you. One's enough.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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