Whilst Quotes

257 Whilst quotes by 186 unique authors

Whilst my physicians by their love are grown Cosmographers, and I their map, who lie Flat on this bed. — John Donne
Gather therefore the Rose, whilst yet is prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower: Gather the Rose of love, whilst yet is… — Edmund Spenser
The Merchant, to Secure His Treasure The merchant, to secure his treasure, Conveys it in a borrowed name: Euphelia serves to grace my measure, But… — Edgar Allan Poe
Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from Us… — Pope Pius X
There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages. — Laurence Sterne
The myth is a surviving fragment of the psychic life of the infancy of the race whilst the dream is the myth of the individual. — Karl Abraham
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness and… — William Shakespeare
Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee did not. He could clasp the hand of a wounded enemy, whilst Jackson ground his teeth and… — J F C Fuller
Excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labor. It argues no small strength of mind to persevere in habits of industry… — Joshua Reynolds
Nothing is so rash as fear; its counsels very rarely put off, whilst they are always sure to aggravate the evils from which it would… — Edmund Burke
An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the… — Saint Augustine
But, did the Divinity [of Christ] suffer? [...] The holy fathers explained this point through the aforementioned clear example of the red-hot iron, it is… — Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Love is not a consequence. Love is not a choice. Love is a thirst. A need as vital to the soul as water is to… — Colleen Houck
In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst in reality it… — Gad Saad
The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded. It is a doctrine alike of the oldest and of the newest… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The States separately have very inadequate ideas of the present danger. Party disputes and personal quarrels are the great business of the day, whilst the… — George Washington
The Punkwat twins! Brentwood is the world's smallest giant, whilst his brother, Elwood, is the largest midget in the world. They baffle science! — W.C. Fields
If there be no eternal life, still the enjoyment of spiritual thoughts as ideals is keener and makes a man happier, whilst the foolery of… — Swami Vivekananda
It's not fair that the accused is not protected from adverse publicity whilst the accuser is guaranteed anonymity, whatever the verdict. — Jonathan King
And by the influence of heat, light, and electrical powers, there is a constant series of changes [in animal and vegetal substances]; matter assumes new… — Humphry Davy
Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself is levelled against… — James Madison
Christ wishes to raise men up to heaven, and has given them all the means to attain this; whilst the Devil, who himself for his… — John of Kronstadt
A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he… — Oswald Chambers
Some people act as if it were demeaning to their manhood to wish to be well-read but you can no more be a healthy person… — Earl Nightingale
Whilst I may not actually help anyone to retaliate, I must not let a coward seek shelter behind nonviolence so-called. Not knowing the stuff of… — Mahatma Gandhi

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