Well Nigh Quotes

25 quotes by 25 authors

When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
At the moment I put the bread and wine into those dark hands, once stained with the blood of cannibalism, now stretched out to receive… — John Gibson Paton
A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy… — Arthur Eddington
It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it. — Remy de Gourmont
Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent… — Desiderius Erasmus
For it is humanly certain that most of us remember very little of what we have read. To open almost any book a second time… — Siegfried Sassoon
Willard Gibbs did for statistical mechanics and for thermodynamics what Laplace did for celestial mechanics and Maxwell did for electrodynamics, namely, made his field a… — Robert Andrews Millikan
Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we… — Andrew Coyle Bradley
If food did not exist it would be well-nigh impossible to get certain types off the phone, as one would be unable to say, 'Look,… — Fran Lebowitz
Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious and well nigh useless. — Francis Bacon
The most powerful prayer, one well-nigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter it is the… — Meister Eckhart
Love is self-explanatory: the right person makes you feel well nigh immortal, vaccinating you with their affections. So long as you remain in their heart… — Jonathan Hull
An artist's fine goal is to manifest a well-nigh heroic self-discipline, carefully attending to all that concerns him. — Eric Maisel
The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well nigh as dangerous as the man who… — Theodore Roosevelt
Bare twigs in April enhance our pleasure; We know the good time is yet to come.... Bare twigs in Autumn are signs for sadness; We… — William Allingham
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless. — Moliere
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson's powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is… — Barbara Mertz
Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when… — William Wilberforce
You renounce your friendship even in the hour of our need ' he said. 'Yet you were glad indeed to receive our aid when you… — J.R.R. Tolkien
In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. Sometimes it was well nigh impossible for a teacher to… — Roald Dahl

Who Wrote These Well Nigh Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 25 Well Nigh Quotes as follows: