Whence Quotes

203 quotes by 181 authors

Man is ever searching for the source whence he has come, searching for the life which is upwelling within him, immortal, nay, eternal and divine;… — Annie Besant
If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good? — Boethius
The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can possibly be derived;… — David Brainerd
If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived. — Edmund Burke
The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own… — Albert Camus
The use of literature is to afford us a platform whence we may command a view of our present life, a purchase by which we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Nor was civil society founded merely to preserve the lives of its members; but that they might live well: for otherwise a state might be… — Aristotle
The plants look up to heaven, from whence they have their nourishment. — William Shakespeare
When Charles Darwin wrote The Origin Of The Species, no one could have known that the ice cap would melt, that the waters would rise… — Alexander McQueen
If we did a good act merely from love of God and a belief that it is pleasing to Him, whence arises the morality of… — Thomas Jefferson
Whence it follows that God is absolutely perfect, since perfection is nothing but magnitude of positive reality, in the strict sense, setting aside the limits… — Gottfried Leibniz
Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius, throwing the reader of a book, or the spectator of a… — Isaac D'Israeli
Let us have compassion for those under chastisement. Alas, who are we ourselves? Who am I and who are you? Whence do we come and… — Victor Hugo
'Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God' (Rom. 10:17). That is whence faith comes. It is not for me to sit… — Dwight L. Moody
Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark. — Theodore Parker
With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this… — Pier Giorgio Frassati
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing… — Sun Tzu
The name of medicine is thought to have been given from 'moderation', modus, that is, from a due proportion, which advises that things be done… — Isidore of Seville
Tranquilizers to overcome angst, pep pills to wake us up, life pills to ensure blissful sterility. I will lift up my ears unto the pills… — Malcolm Muggeridge

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