Yielding Quotes

127 Yielding quotes by 97 unique authors

A pretty woman is a Christmas tree,' my mother told me in the airport. This fella is hanging things on my branches as his gaze… — Joshilyn Jackson
Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing. — John Fletcher
It is not the multitude of hard duties, it is not the constraint and contention that advance us in our Christian course. On the contrary,… — Francois Fenelon
God leaves to our conscience the choice of the road we decide to follow, and the liberty of yielding to one or another of the… — Allan Kardec
The first step into the realm of giving is...not manward but Godward: an utter yielding of our best. So long as our idea of surrender… — Lilias Trotter
We angels are misconceived in the human world. People perceive us as kindly and bountiful; when, in truth, we are about as fluffy, as gentle,… — Rebecca Lim
When a person, yielding to God and believing the truth of God, is filled with the Spirit of God, even his faintest whisper will be… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
There is nothing new about humanism. It is the yielding to Satan's first temptation of Adam and Eve: "Ye shall be as gods." (Gen. 3:5) — Billy Graham
It is only by yielding to God that we can begin to realize His will for us. And if we truly trust God, why not… — Neal A. Maxwell
Every farm woodland, in addition to yielding lumber, fuel and posts, should provide its owner a liberal education. This crop of wisdom never fails, but… — Aldo Leopold
To some people, surrender may have negative connotations, implying defeat, giving up, failing to rise to the challenges of life, becoming lethargic, and so on.… — Eckhart Tolle
I don’t know any other way to live but to wake up everyday armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger… — Wole Soyinka
Art is an attempt to understand, yielding pleasure in the attempt whether or not we understand. — Robert Breault
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the… — John the Apostle
A diamond, which is the hardest of stones, not yielding unto steel, emery or any other thing, is yet made soft by the blood of… — Thomas Browne
Rules of conduct which govern men in their relations to one another are being applied in an ever-increasing degree to nations. The battlefield as a… — William Howard Taft
A man who has no love in him is as barren as a cloud with no moisture, a tree with no fruits or a cow… — Sathya Sai Baba
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate. — Saint Francis de Sales
The USA is so enormous, and so numerous are its schools, colleges and religious seminaries, many devoted to special religious beliefs ranging from the unorthodox… — Peter Medawar
There is a cure for temptation. What? Yielding to it. — Honore de Balzac
There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore… — John Quincy Adams
Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. — Quentin Crisp
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep. — Queen Elizabeth II
Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims. — George Henry Lewes
Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in. — Billy Sunday

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