We Ought Quotes
549 We Ought quotes by 387 unique authors
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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in…
— Seneca the Younger
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God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.
— John Calvin
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So many people around the world have used nonviolence as a way to resolve a conflict that they faced in their lives. And they continue…
— Arun Manilal Gandhi
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I certainly believe that we have a moral obligation to care for the dogs, cats, and other nonhumans whose existence we have caused or facilitated…
— Gary L. Francione
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Surely we ought to show them (animals) great kindness and gentleness for many reasons, but, above all, because they are of the same origin as…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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I maintain that we ought to abolish the institution and stop causing or facilitating the existence of more 'companion' animals.
— Gary L. Francione
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That we ought to give ourselves up to GOD, with regard both to things temporal and spiritual, and seek our satisfaction only in the fulfilling…
— Brother Lawrence
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That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our whole trust in GOD, and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that…
— Brother Lawrence
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There are various art forms we may or may not have talent for, may or may not have time for, and we may or may…
— Edith Schaeffer
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When we believe that we ought to be satisfied, rather than God glorified, we set God below ourselves, imagine that He should submit His own…
— Charles Spurgeon
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We are so impressed by scientific clank that we feel we ought not to say that the sunflower turns because it knows where the sun…
— Robert Farrar Capon
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We ought to ban hunting, I suggest, if there isn't a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It's time…
— Cass Sunstein
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Governments have nothing. They can't create anything, they never have. All they can do is steal from one group and give it to another at…
— Ron Paul
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The whole conception of a God is a conception derived from the ancient oriental despotisms. It is a conception quite unworthy of free men. We…
— Bertrand Russell
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We ought not to listen to those who exhort us, because we are human, to think of human things....We ought rather to take on immortality…
— Aristotle
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The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course,…
— J. Irwin Miller
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When we say we begin with God, we begin with our idea of God, and our idea of God is not God. Instead, we ought…
— E. Stanley Jones
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If a conservative order is indeed to return, we ought to know the tradition which is attached to it, so that we may rebuild society;…
— Russell Kirk
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There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.
— Charles Spurgeon
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We also must learn to listen more to our conscience. Be careful, however: this does not mean we ought to follow our ego, do whatever…
— Pope Francis
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We ought never to lose hope. God overwhelms us with his grace, if we keep asking.
— Pope Francis
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The rest and the spell of sleep in the middle of the day refresh the human frame far more than a long night. We were…
— Winston Churchill
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Before we pray that God would fill us, I believe we ought to pray that He would empty us.
— Dwight L. Moody
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There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as…
— Sean O'Casey
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After saying our prayers, we ought to do something to make them come true.
— William Feather
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