May Quotes - Page 56

Have you given your child unreservedly to the Lord for whatever He will? ...O may He strengthen you to say YES to Him if He asks something which costs.

I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth.

There may be some incorrigible human beings who cannot be changed except by God's own mercy to that one person.

Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.

Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Sins may be forgiven through repentance, but no act of wit will ever justify them.

But the man who is not afraid to admit everything that he sees to be wrong with himself, and yet recognizes that he may be the object of God's love precisely because of his shortcomings, can begin to be sincere. His sincerity is based on confidence, not in his own illusions about himself, but in the endless, unfailing mercy of God.

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

The techno-industrial system is exceptionally tough due to its so-called "democratic" structure and its resulting flexibility. Because dictatorial systems tend to be rigid, social tensions and resistance can be built up in them to the point where they damage and weaken the system and may lead to revolution. But in a "democratic" system, when social tension and resistance build up dangerously the system backs off enough, it compromises enough, to bring the tensions down to a safe level.

May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.

As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear arms.

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

There's nothing to prove, nothing to figure out, nothing to get, nothing to understand. When we finally stop explaining everything to ourselves, we may discover that in silence, complete understanding is already there.

I glared at him. "I may not die now... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old.

Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.

May be she’ll learn something about what death really is, which is where the pain stops and the good memories begin. Not the end of life but the end of pain.

We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.

One ought not to return injustice, nor do evil to anybody in the world, no matter what one may have suffered from them.

The same wind is blowing, and yet one of us may be cold and the other not.

Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman.

The only time is Now. All other times - past, present, and parallel - can be accessed in this moment of Now, and may be changed for the better.

It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier.

The happiest pillow on which you may rest your head is the knowledge of God's will. I cannot imagine a more miserable situation than consciously to be out of God's will.

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.