Withhold Quotes

127 Withhold quotes by 105 unique authors

Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance. So Ambrosius says, and it is also to… — Thomas Aquinas
It isn't the Lord who withholds himself from us. It is we who withhold ourselves from him because of our failure to keep his commandments. — Harold B. Lee
Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has the moral… — Theodore Roosevelt
I asked Him to give me the prayers He wants me to pray and to give or withhold anything according to his plan for me.… — Elisabeth Elliot
In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might… — Stephen Jay Gould
Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives forget it's more than a set of rights. — Eric Liu
In order to feel loved, be respected and stay connected, we humans have a tendency to lie. We lie about who we are, what we… — Iyanla Vanzant
Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, willing to try to get a better atmosphere… — E. O. Wilson
Not even your love could withhold you from fulfilling your own personal legend. — Paulo Coelho
Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say while some fields will blossom and others… — Kent Nerburn
In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his mother before he… — Greg Mortenson
But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is a power, perhaps… — Margaret Atwood
Behold your new mistress, my wife," he pronounced, "and know that when she bids you, I have bidden you. What service you render her, you… — Judith McNaught
Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot. — Vera Nazarian
...it was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a… — Lisa Kleypas
I am free, you see," she said, "to love or to withhold love. Love and dependence need no longer be the same thing to me.… — Mary Balogh
Whatever truth we feel compelled to withhold, no matter how unthinkable it is to imagine ourselves telling it, not to is a way of spiritually… — Mark Nepo
[He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would have thought himself extremely stupid… — Georgette Heyer
Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To… — Jerry Bridges
No rest without love, no sleep without dreams of love- be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines, the final wish is love -cannot… — Allen Ginsberg
If she took Po as her husband, she would be making promises about a future she couldn't yet see. For once she became his wife,… — Kristin Cashore
The sea can do craziness, it can do smooth, it can lie down like silk breathing or toss havoc shoreward; it can give gifts or… — Mary Oliver
It is impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning. — Agnes Repplier
It was a needed instrument to spread abroad the truth of a new gospel to woman, and I could not withhold my hand to stay… — Amelia Bloomer
The earth flourishes, or is overrun with noxious weeds and brambles, as we apply or withhold the cultivating hand. So fares it with the intellectual… — Horace Mann

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