Words Quotes
12991 Words quotes by 5885 unique authors
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You shall not steal! You shall not kill! Such words were once called holy; before them people bowrd their knees and heads, and removed their…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Euthanasia is a long, smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth words do, but the danger is there, nevertheless.
— Pearl S. Buck
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The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedom.
— Matt Ridley
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Overwhelmingly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie around us... the atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot put it into words.
— Lord Kelvin
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Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus dies…
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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The main task for us all is that of a new evangelization aimed at helping younger generations to rediscover the true face of God, who…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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I is a great prison. It is your slavery and bondage to the mind. The moment you enter beyond the mind, you are - but…
— Rajneesh
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The abundance of a grateful heart gives honor to God even if it does not turn to Him in words. An unbeliever who is filled…
— Paul Tillich
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Once again, through myself, the Church, in the words of the well-known declaration Nostra Aetate, 'deplores the hatred, persecutions and displays of anti-Semitism directed against…
— Pope John Paul II
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One small action of love can do far, far more for a soul than all the most beautiful words in the world.
— Eileen Caddy
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Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
— Dale Carnegie
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Kind words are the music of the world. They have a power which seems to be beyond natural causes, as if they were some angel's…
— Frederick William Faber
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For one who is indifferent, life itself is a prison. Any sense of community is external or, even worse, nonexistent. Thus, indifference means solitude. Those…
— Elie Wiesel
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Just by being aware, thoughts start disappearing. There is no need to fight. Your awareness is enough to destroy them. And when the mind is…
— Rajneesh
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The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and…
— Charles Perrault
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He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.
— Horace
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Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.
— Tom Robbins
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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
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You are obliged to love your neighbor as yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, with prayer, counseling him with words, and…
— St. Catherine of Siena
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The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be…
— Gaylord Nelson
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The English language has about 450,000 commonly used words, but more may be needed. What to you call someone who has lost a sibling or…
— Jeffrey Zaslow
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Let us not forget such words, and all they mean, as hatred, bitterness, and rancor greed, intolerance, bigotry; let us renew our faith and pledge…
— Edna St. Vincent Millay
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The final words of a domestic bully: If you leave me now furious angels will descend upon you and bring you back to me.
— Patsy Cline
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I haven't felt the excitement for so many years. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. When we're back-stage and the lights go out,…
— Robert Hilburn
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