Woe Quotes

365 Woe quotes by 249 unique authors

Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe,… — Robert Southey
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than the animals that know nothing. A day will come when science will… — Maurice Maeterlinck
I am filled with fear and tormented with terrible visions of pain. Everywhere people are hurting one another, the planet is rampant with injustices, whole… — Robert Anton Wilson
Mission is a duty about which one must say 'Woe to me if I do not evangelize' (1 Corinthians 9:16)...redemption and mission are acts of… — Pope Benedict XVI
Their woes gone by, and both to heaven upflown, To bow for gratitude before Jove's throne. — John Keats
Give me ... a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for them, even as our Lord… — Johann Arndt
Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of their… — Rudolf Hess
In all their jollity in this world, the wicked are but as a book fairly bound, which when it is opened is full of nothing… — Richard Sibbes
Only he is fit to preach who cannot avoid preaching, who feels that woe is upon him unless he preach the gospel — Charles Spurgeon
Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Before we get too depressed about the state of our politics, let's remember our history ..... Many forms of Government have been tried, and will… — Barack Obama
They saw their injured country's woe. — Philip Freneau
Woe to me if I should prove myself but a halfhearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain. — Fidelis of Sigmaringen
There's a hope for every woe, and a balm for every pain, but the first joys of our heart come never back again! — Robert Gilfillan
They bore within their breasts the grief That fame can never heal- That deep, unutterable woe Which none save exiles feel. — William Edmondstoune Aytoun
Woe is me. Me thinks I'm turning into a god. — Vespasian
Belief, humble belief, is the foundation of all righteousness and the beginning of spiritual progression. It goes before good works, opens the door to an… — Bruce R. McConkie
The Spirit bears witness. Ecstasy and enlightenment, inspiration and intuition are not necessary. Happy is the man who is worthy of these; but woe unto… — Karl Barth
We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was… — Queen Victoria
Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld… — Robert Burns
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros. — Minna Antrim
I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that. — Jeff Beck
Like a fiend in a cloud, With howling woe After night I do crowd And with night will go; I turn my back to the… — William Blake
Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey;… — Dorothy Parker

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