Driven Quote by Lucretius Download Open image “Such are the heights of wickedness to which men are driven by religion.” — Lucretius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Driven Men Religion Wickedness
However wickedness outstrips men, it has no wings to fly from God. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the least sense and the greatest cruelty. — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“Men that have strength, often misplace the actings of it, because of their folly; and sometimes employ it to base ends, because of their… — William Symington Copy Share Image
Men imitate the gods whom they adore, and to such miserable beings their crimes become their religion. — Cyprian Copy Share Image
If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The wickedness of men is that their power breeds stupidity and blindness. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
In God's nature, religious mankind perceives the way to height. In His call it hears again the innate voice of life which must have… — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
Too many instances there are of daring men, who by presuming to sound the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual. — Indra Devi Copy Share Image
The wailing of the newborn infant is mingled with the dirge for the dead. — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“Watch a man in times of adversity to discover what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
See with what force yon river's crystal stream Resists the weight of many a massy beam. To sink the wood the more we vainly… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
“...nothing is more blissful than to occupy the heights effectively fortified by the teaching of the wise, tranquil sanctuaries from which you can look… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
... deprived of pain, and also deprived of danger, able to do what it wants, [Nature] does not need us, nor understands our deserts,… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
It is a pleasure for to sit at ease Upon the land, and safely for to see How other folks are tossed on the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the evidence of the celestial phenomena themselves, supported by many… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostratebefore the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
No single thing abides; but all things flow. Fragment to fragment clings - the things thus grow Until we know them and name them.… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
From what I have seen, I am driven to the conclusion that religion is only good for good people. — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
When you heed the calling of your heart, you are following your purpose. Having purpose in your life gives you the courage to do… — Rhonda Britten Copy Share Image
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of… — Carl Schmitt Copy Share Image
The bird with the thorn in its breast, it follows an immutable law; it is driven by it knows not what to impale itself,… — Colleen McCullough Copy Share Image
[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not… — Sam Branson Copy Share Image
Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience. — Hyman Rickover Copy Share Image
The World's a Printing-House, our words, our thoughts, Our deeds, are characters of several sizes. Each soul is a Compos'tor, of whose faults The… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
I've always liked game shows - the competitive aspect and the character-driven personalities you see. — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents. — Dawn Fraser Copy Share Image
When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded. — Alexander Suvorov Copy Share Image
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