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Strife Quotes

Among Jews, there is an absence of drunkenness, always a fruitful source of domestic strife and misconduct.

Among Jews, there is an absence of drunkenness, always a fruitful source of domestic strife and misconduct.

"The Pentateuch and Haftorahs" by Joseph H. Hertz, p. 933, (One-volume edition), 1937.

Great is the glory, for the strife is hard!

William Wordsworth (1848). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: Together with a Description of the Country of the Lakes in the North of England”, p.186

I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.

Sam Houston (1943). “The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863: 1825-1863”

He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it.

Aesop, Thomas James (1872). “Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources”, p.87

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

"Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard" l. 73 (1751)

Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott (1841). “The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart”, p.652

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

"Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher" l. 1 (1853)

Love has been in perpetual strife with monogamy.

Ellen Key (1911). “Love and Marriage”

Cruel is the strife of brothers.

"Fictional character: Aaron Hotchner". "Criminal Minds". Season 8, Episode 23: "Brothers Hotchner", www.imdb.com. May 22, 2013.

I've got love in my life, as well as trouble and strife.

Song: Underlying Depression, Album: Days Like This

Wit and judgment often are at strife.

Alexander Pope (1822). “The Works of Alexander Pope”, p.241

With ills unending strives the putter off.

Epictetus (1892). “The Teaching of Epictetus: Being the 'Encheiridion of Epictetus,' with Selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments.'”