Importance Quote by Dorothy L. Sayers Download Open image “We shall know what things are of overmastering importance when they have overmastered us.” — Dorothy L. Sayers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Importance
I know not what to call this, nor will I urge that it is a secret, overruling decree, that hurries us on to be… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
Your highest thought, however, ye shall have it commanded unto you by me - and it is this: man is something that is to… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations. — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Overemphasis of the competitive system and premature specialization on the ground of immediate usefulness kill the spirit on which all cultural life depends, specialized… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Let us reflect that we shall always do God's Will and He will do ours when we carry out that of our Superiors. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“As the master creators on this planet, we can improve conditions for all and learn greater respect for others.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government. — Charles Inglis Copy Share Image
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“The really essential factors of success in any undertaking are money and opportunity, and as a rule, the man who can make the first… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
The trouble is. . .that everybody sneers at restrictions and demands freedom, till something annoying happens; then they demand angrily what has become of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“ Peter! Were you looking for a horse-shoe?" "No; I was expecting the horse, but the shoe is a piece of pure, gorgeous luck."… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“See that the mind is honest, first; the rest may follow or not as God wills. [That] the fundamental treason to the mind ...… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
But it is the mark of all movements, however well-intentioned, that their pioneers tend, by much lashing of themselves into excitement, to lose sight… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again. — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“By teaching them all to read, we have left them at the mercy of the printed word. By the invention of the film and… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Perhaps [the critics are right and] the drama is played out now and Jesus is safely dead and buried. Perhaps. It is ironical and… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
... at no point have I yet found artistic truth and theological truth at variance. — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
I have never yet heard any middle-aged man or woman who worked with his or her brains express any regret for the passing of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“That was the second time within five minutes that he had warned her off his private ground. His mood had changed since the early… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
I know the importance of highly trained awareness of the “moment” and the immediate and intuitive response of the photographer. It should be obvious… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice,… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image