"It is a natural virtue incident to our……" — Elizabeth I
"It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted."
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Elizabeth I
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84 Quotes by Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I has 84 quotes on this site.
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Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.
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I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke…
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When we hang on to resentments, we poison ourselves. As compulsive overeaters, we cannot afford resentment, since it exacerbates our…
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There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.
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I have no desire to make windows into mens souls.
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Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.
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As for me, I see no such great cause why I should either be fond to live or fear to…
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My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we…
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There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord…
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Men fight wars. Women win them.
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Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have…
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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
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More Afflicted Quotes
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one of 156 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
— Aeschylus
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No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never…
— Victor Hugo
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The Catholics have a Pope. Protestants laugh at them, and yet the Pope is capable of intellectual advancement. In addition…
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to…
— Osbert Sitwell
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Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to…
— Tryon Edwards
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The afflicted are not listened to. They are like someone whose tongue has been cut out and who occasionally forgets…
— Simone Weil
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The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away.…
— Sun Tzu
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And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.
— John Milton
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Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees…
— Joseph Hall
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No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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I was wholly at peace, at ease and at rest, so that there was nothing upon earth which could have…
— Julian of Norwich
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Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you…
— Maxim Gorky
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