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Guardian Quotes

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.

Gavin De Becker (1998). “The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence”, Dell Publishing Company

All God's angels come to us disguised.

James Russell Lowell (1861). “Poetical Works”, p.202

We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.

"Cock and harlequin: Notes concerning music". Book by Jean Cocteau, 1921.

Dreams are the guardians of sleep and not its disturbers.

Sigmund Freud (2010). “The Interpretation of Dreams”, p.253, Basic Books

The Hudson's Bay Company has always been the guardian angel of the north.

Ernest Thompson Seton (2010). “The Arctic Prairies: A Canoe Journey”, p.4, BoD – Books on Demand

In joy and sorrow all are equal, Thus be guardian of all, as of yourself.

Shantideva, Padmakara Translation Group (2008). “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.204, Shambhala Publications

The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.

Maria Montessori (1978). “The Secret of Childhood”, p.222, Orient Blackswan

That a guardian should require another guardian to take care of him is ridiculous indeed.

Plato (2012). “The Republic and Other Works”, p.92, Anchor

Reason is nothing less than the guardian of love

Sam Harris (2005). “The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason”, p.190, W. W. Norton & Company

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cyrus R. Edmonds (1863). “Three Books of Offices; Or, Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an Essay on Old Age; Laelius, an Essay on Friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's Dream; and Letter to Quintus on the Duties of a Magistrate. Literally Translated, with Notes, Designed to Exhibit a Comparative View of the Opinions of Cicero, and Those of Modern Moralists and Ethical Philosophers”, p.44

I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me.

Mercedes McCambridge (1982). “The Quality of Mercy”, Berkley Publishing Group

The laws are the sole guardians of right, and when the magistrate dares not act, every person is insecure.

Noah Webster (1787). “An Examination Into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution Proposed by the Late Convention Held at Philadelphia: With Answers to the Principal Objections that Have Been Raised Against the System”, p.16