Quotes with not-so-great

Quotes 5061 till 5080 of 12035.

  • George Bernard Shaw It is not enough to know what is good: you must be able to do it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Hubert Humphrey It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.
    Hubert Humphrey
    American politician (1911 - 1978)
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  • Anthony Collins It is not enough to render things equal to the will, that they are equal or alike in themselves.
    Anthony Collins
    English philosopher (1676 - 1729)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Gore Vidal It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Publilius Syrus It is not every question that deserves an answer.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
    American "First Lady" and columnist (1884 - 1962)
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  • William Hazlitt It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • St. Francis of Assisi It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
    St. Francis of Assisi
    Italian saint, founder of the Franciscan monastic order (1182 - 1226)
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  • Friedrich von Schiller It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.
    Friedrich von Schiller
    German poet and playwright (1759 - 1805)
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  • Baha'u'llah It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
    Baha'u'llah
    Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817 - 1892)
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  • Robert Southey It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes and aspirations as the sparks fly upward, unless he has brutalized his nature and quenched the spirit of immortality which is his portion.
    Robert Southey
    British writer (1774 - 1843)
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  • Henry Fielding It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
    Henry Fielding
    English writer (1707 - 1754)
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  • Samuel Johnson It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Adam Smith It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our necessities but of their advantages.
    Adam Smith
    Scottish Economist (1723 - 1790)
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • John Gray It is not giving children more that spoils them; it is giving them more to avoid confrontation.
    John Gray
    American relationship counselor, lecturer and author (1948 - )
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  • Immanuel Kant It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy
    Immanuel Kant
    German philosopher (1724 - 1804)
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  • Vilayat Inayat Khan It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
    Vilayat Inayat Khan
    Teacher of meditation and of the traditions of Sufism (1882 - 1927)
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  • Alan Cumming It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.
    Alan Cumming
    Scottish-American actor, comedian, singer, and activist (1965 - )
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