B Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with B. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Be sure of yourself, but never so much that you forget to give thanks.”
Source: From Man to Gentleman: A Beginner's Guide to Manhood
“Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.”
“Be sure, stranger, to let the Spartans know
that we lie here obedient to their command.”
“Be sure that Christ is not behind you, but before, calling and drawing you on. This is the liberty, the beautiful liberty of Christ. Claim your glorious privilege in the name of a disciple; be no more a servant, when Christ will own you as a friend.”
“Be sure that debt does not exceed 100% of the equity.”
“Be sure that God Ne'er dooms to waste the strength he deigns impart.”
Source: The Works of Robert Browning
“Be sure that head and heart were laid
In wisdom down, content to die.
Be sure he faced the Starless Sky
Unduped, unmurmuring, unafraid.
(“The Passing of Bierce”)”
Source: The Thirst of Satan: Poems of Fantasy and Terror
“Be sure that if you are unhappily celebrated for either beauty, wit, intellect, or all three together, half society wishes you dead already, and the other half tries to make you as wretched as possible while you are alive.”
Source: The Sorrows of Satan; or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
“Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which and be pointed out by your finger.”
Source: De Re Publica
“Be sure that religion cannot be right that a man is the worse for having.”
Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims
“Be sure that someday you'll praise and thank God for your unanswered prayers that once you had wept for them.”
“Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you...God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it--made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand.”
Source: The Problem of Pain
“Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you.”
“Be sure that the reason you are in the business is not to be a star, but because you love the craft of acting. If you have a real passion for it and acting is what you want to do every day, you are much more likely to be successful. If being a star is your primary goal, you may end up being very disappointed.”
“Be sure that those in whom you trust are led by God each day”
“Be sure that what's left in you is more than what you left behind.”
“Be sure that whatever you are is you.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke
“Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.”
Source: Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
“Be sure that you are right; and then go ahead.”
“Be sure that you are well compensated for illiquidity - especially illiquidity without control - because it can create particularly high opportunity costs.”
“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.”
“Be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours.”
“Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips.”
Source: French Medieval Romances from the Lais of Marie de France
“Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“Be sure that your praise songs are numbered higher than your sorrowful dirges and your utmost hope, firmer than your woeful regrets. Be positive.”
“Be sure that your soul is never so intensely alive as when in the deepest abnegation it waits hushed before God .”
Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture
“Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.”
“Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)
“Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die. But, once realise what the true object is in life that it is not pleasure, not knowledge, not even fame itself, 'that last infirmity of noble minds' but that it is the development of character, the rising to a higher, nobler, purer standard, the building-up of the perfect Man and then, so long as we feel that this is going on, and will (we trust) go on for evermore, death has for us no terror; it is not a shadow, but a light; not an end, but a beginning!”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)
“Be sure there's a lantern,however it's gonna darking,give up being cautious about future,do what u should do,and remember Allah is beside u.”
“Be sure they sleep not whom God needs.”
Source: The Works of Robert Browning
“Be sure thy sin will find thee out.”
Source: 5 Complete Novels of Murder and Detection
“Be sure to ask for help, and vent or brag on your progress along the way.”
Source: The Bombshell Business Woman: How to Become a Bold, Brave Female Entrepreneur
“Be sure to bend but never break”
“Be sure to choose what you believe and why you believe it, because if you don't choose your beliefs, you may be certain that some belief, and probably not a very credible one, will choose you.”
“Be sure to enjoy language, experiment with ways of talking, be exuberant even when you don't feel like it because language can make your world a better place to live.”
“Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.”
“Be sure to give the same expression to a person's face that you give to his body.”
Source: The shop-talk of Edgar Degas
“Be sure to have friends who demand more of you rather than tell you why you cannot do what you want to do.”
“Be sure to incorporate your pooch into your daily activities to make her feel like a true family member. You can do this by signing your dog's name - or her paw print - on birthday cards, by getting 'from our dog to your dog' holiday cards, or by including your dog when asked the number of family members in your household. These small, considerate actions will make you an ideal petowner.”
“Be sure to integrate PR and marketing methods with your media outreach and social media strategies.”
“Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens, reserved large areas for football, hockey and parks. Earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques and Christian churches.”
“Be sure to leave your underpants with someone you can trust.”
“Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God.”
Source: You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day
“Be sure to live.”
“Be sure to live up to your reputation for honesty and goodness, because many souls who believe you to be honest and good have placed themselves in your hands.”
“Be Sure To Notice When You're Happy”
“Be sure to play "Blessed Lord" tonight - play it real pretty.”
“Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.”
“Be sure to remember that nothing in your daily life is so insignificant and so inconsequential that the Lord will not help you by answering your prayer.”
Source: Prayer