Weak Quotes

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Against self-slaughter There is a prohibition so divine That cravens my weak hand. — William Shakespeare
When the weak want to give an impression of strength they hint menacingly at their capacity for evil. It is by its promise of a… — Eric Hoffer
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over… — Eric Hoffer
The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness… — Eric Hoffer
Though a man cannot abstain from being weak, he may from being vicious. — Joseph Addison
Guard thy heart on this weak side, where most our nature fails. — Joseph Addison
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact. — Ambrose Bierce
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up… — Mark Twain
Anger assists hands however weak. — Ovid
Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the… — Gautama Buddha
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge — Juvenal
Law can discover sin, but not remove, Save by those shadowy expiations weak. — John Milton
Commemoration of Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher, 1901 Be not afraid to pray... to pray is right. Pray if thou canst with hope;… — Hartley Coleridge
Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by; They are good, they are bad;… — Sam Walter Foss
The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient-at others so bewildered and weak-and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! — Jane Austen
I felt so insufficiently equipped, so unprepared, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were correct.… — Edgar Degas
Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak; She could not think, but would not cease to speak. — George Crabbe
He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a… — Robert Green Ingersoll

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