Worst Quotes - Page 20

• The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Charity, Philanthropy

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.132, Harvard University Press

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• Real bibliophiles do not put their books on shelves for people to look at or handle. They have no desire to show off their darlings, or to amaze people with their possessions. They keep their prized books hidden away in a secret spot to which they resort stealthily, like a Caliph visiting his harem, or a church elder sneaking into a bar. To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope-fiend with those of a miser.

  Robertson Davies

  Real, Book, Dope

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• . . . just as God cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, as we become more like Him, neither can we. The best people have a heightened awareness of what little of the worst is still in them! Indeed, the divine discontent, the justifiable spiritual restlessness that we feel, is a natural follow-on feeling in the disciple who has taken the Lord's counsel to "make you a new heart and a new spirit." (Ezekiel 18:31.)

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Spiritual, Taken, Heart

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• The worst scientist is he who is not an artist; the worst artist is he who is no scientist.

  Armand Trousseau

  Artist, Scientist

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• Why should we believe in God? — We hate Christianity and Christians. Even the best of them must be regarded as our worst enemies. They preach love of one's neighbor, and pity, which is contrary to our principles. Christian love is a hinderance to the revolution. Down with love of one's neighbor; what we want is hatred.

  Gerald Burton Winrod

  Christian, Country, Hate

  "Writings".

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• Of all things in the world that stink in the nostrils of men, hypocrisy is the worst.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Hypocrite, Men, Hypocrisy

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

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• He's truly valiant that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe, and make his wrongs His outsides, to wear them like his raiment, carelessly, And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger.

  William Shakespeare

  Heart, Men, Suffering

  William Shakespeare (2011). “Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens: Two Classical Plays”, p.184, Palgrave Macmillan

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• My mother was an authority on pig sties. This is the worst looking pigsty I have ever seen in my life, and I want it cleaned up right now.

  Bill Cosby

  Mother, Son, Pigs

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• A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

  Thomas Huxley

  Freedom, Men, Able

  "Address on University Education" (1876)

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• Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy.

  John C. Maxwell

  Attitude, Weight Loss, Worst Enemy

  John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To be guilty of the sin of prayerlessness is to be guilty of the worst form of practical atheism. It is actually saying we can get along without His help while the evidence is very clear on every hand that we cannot. Could it be that the sin of prayerlessness steams from our unbelief that he is a living God who exercises direct influence on the affairs of men?

  Bruce Willis

  Prayer, Exercise, Men

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• All our pride is but a jest. None are worst and none are best. Grief and hope and joy and fear Play their pageant everywhere.

  Thomas Campion

  Grief, Pride, Play

  Thomas Campion (1909). “The Complete English Works of Thomas Campion”

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• It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.

  Oscar Wilde

  Life, Work, Government

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.810, GENERAL PRESS

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• You know the worst thing about oral sex ? The view.

  Maureen Lipman

  Sex, Views, Knows

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• My highest achievement: never shutting my heart down. Even in my darkest moments - through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies and betrayals - I remained faithful, hopeful, and open to seeing the best in people, regardless of whether they were showing me their worst. I stayed open to believing that no matter how hard the climb, there is always a way to let in a sliver of light to illuminate the path forward.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Betrayal, Lying, Believe

  "Oprah On Turning 60: ‘Every Day And Every Breath Is Magic’" by Oprah Winfrey, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 29, 2014.

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• Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.

  Sophocles

  Wish To Die, Evil, Wickedness

  "Electra". Play by Sophocles, Line 1007. "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.

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• Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Pride

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• The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.

  Austin O'Malley

  Inspirational, Fathers Day, Dad

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• Computer science is one of the worst things that ever happened to either computers or to science.

  Neil Gershenfeld

  Technology, Computer, Happened

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• We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

  Adriana Trigiani

  Sister, Real, Judging

  Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• Help, I have done it again I have been here many times before Hurt myself again today And the worst part is There's no-one else to blame.

  Sia Furler

  Suicide, Hurt, Self Harm

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• For soon the body is discarded, Then what does it feel? A useless log of wood, it lies on the ground, Then what does it know? Your worst enemy cannot harm you As much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, No one can help you as much, Not even your father or your mother.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mother, Lying, Father

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• We add that it would be all too easy to object that mutations have no evolutionary effect because they are eliminated by natural selection. Lethal mutations (the worst kind) are effectively eliminated, but others persist as alleles. ...Mutants are present within every population, from bacteria to man. There can be no doubt about it. But for the evolutionist, the essential lies elsewhere: in the fact that mutations do not coincide with evolution.

  Pierre-Paul Grasse

  Lying, Men, Doubt

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• The worst of guardians is a cruel ruler. Beware of becoming one of them.

  Muhammad

  Positive, Becoming One, Guardian

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• Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.

  Gautama Buddha

  Life, Worst Enemy, Mindfulness

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