I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If all the world must see the world
As the world the world hath seen,
Then it were better for the world
That the world have never been.”
Source: The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems
“If all the world's a stage, I suggest you start performing at your best.”
“If all the world's a stage, then it's missing a few planks.”
“If all the world Should in a pet of temp'rance, feed on pulse, Drink the clear stream, and nothing wear but frieze, Th' All-giver would be unthank'd, would be unprais'd.”
Source: Paradise Regain'd ... To which is added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon Several Occasions, with a Tractate of Education. [With engraved plates.]
“If all the world spoke, acted, or kept silence with intent to deceive, --if dearest interests were at stake, and dearest lives in peril, --if no one should ever know of her truth or her falsehood to measure out their honour or contempt for her by, straight alone where she stood, in the presence of God, she prayed that she might have strength to speak and act the truth for evermore.”
Source: North and South
“If all the world were Christian, it might not matter if all the world were uneducated. But, as it is, a cultural life will exist outside the Church whether it exists inside or not. To be ignorant and simple now -- not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground -- would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered. The cool intellect must work not only against cool intellect on the other side, but against the muddy heathen mysticisms which deny intellect altogether. Most of all, perhaps we need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion. A man who has lived in many place is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village: the scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune form the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the press and the microphone of his own age.”
Source: The Weight of Glory
“If all the world's a stage and all the people players, who in bloody hell hired the director?”
“If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.”
“If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.”
“If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.”
“If all these devils really exist it proves there must be angels, too.”
“If all these guys think that nothing is going to come out for 100 years, they're going to act a whole lot more boldly. So we need to get back into the declassification business. This notion of overclassification is not just a bleeding-heart liberal issue. When everything is classified, nothing is classified.”
“If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.”
“If all things in this universe exist, it is because they participate in the Being of God, if there are some things with life, it is because they are reflections of the life of God; if there are beings endowed with intellect and will - like men and angels - it's because they are a participation of the Sovereign Intellect which is God.”
“If all things keep changing, how can you become sane?”
“If all things were made through Him, clearly so must the splendid revelations have been which were made to the fathers and prophets, and became to them the symbols of the sacred mysteries of religion.”
“If all this damned quantum jumping were really here to stay, I should be sorry, I should be sorry I ever got involved with quantum theory.”
“If all this happened to you what paradigm might you develop? How might that paradigm affect you in terms of your life from that point on? What does this tell you about Abe? There are no failures, only lessons to be learned.”
“If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.”
“If all those magnificent cathedrals with their valuable lands in Boston, Philadelphia and New York were taxed as they should be, the taxes of women who hold property would be proportionately lightened....I cannot see any good reason why wealthy churches and a certain amount of property of the clergy should be exempt from taxation, while every poor widow in the land, struggling to feed, clothe, and educate a family of children, must be taxed on the narrow lot and humble home.”
“If all those people are getting wet to welcome me, surely the least I can do is get wet too!”
“If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?”
“If all time is eternally present, all time is unredeemable”
“If all was told, supposing there lived a person who could tell all, there would be no mysteries left, and the would be very bad. Man cannot live without mystery. He had a great need of it.”
“If all we are allowed is hours, minutes, I want to be able to etch each of them on to my memory with exquisite clarity so that I can recall them at moments like this, when my very soul feels blackened.”
Source: The Last Letter from Your Lover
“If all we are for is black people and white people who like black people, then I have nothing to say to Trump who is only for white people and black people who like him.”
“If all we are is what people think we are, then we're all screwed.”
Source: Empress of a Thousand Skies
“If all we do is talk about our pain, we keep reliving the same moment, often becoming more traumatized with each repetition. We have to do more than just talk about what we are feeling. We have to examine why those emotions keep rising.”
Source: Perennials
“If all we ever offer is blanket praise without any meaning behind it, kids will always seek approval because they'll never feel satisfied. If we offer genuine encouragement for their accomplishments, they won't need our approval; they'll approve of themselves.”
Source: Encouraging Words for Kids
“If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy”
“If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful?”
“If all we know of mind is the aspect of mind that dissolves when we die, we will be left with no idea of what continues, no knowledge of the new dimension of the deeper reality of the nature of mind. So it is vital for us all to familiarize ourselves with the nature of mind while we are still alive. Only then will we be prepared for the time when it reveals itself spontaneously and powerfully at the moment of death; be able to recognize it "as naturally," the teachings say, "as a child running into its mother's lap"; and by remaining in that state, finally be liberated.”
“If all we needed were ideas and positive thinking, then we all would have had ponies when we were kids and we would all be living our "dream life" now.”
Source: Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement
“If all we see are ‘walls’ we would be wise to remember that without a wall we would lose the privilege of building a door, or have we forgotten that that’s what walls were made for.”
“If all we seek is an escape, what does that say about the world we live in. We are desperate with our dreams. What - oh, what - does that say?”
Source: The Crippled God
“If all we seek is an escape, what does that say about the world we live in? That village, that city, that life? We are desperate with our dreams. What - oh, what - does that say?”
“If all we've got to look forward to is disloyalty and treachery, why do we even make friends?" "Again, human nature. Hoping for the best is what drives us.”
Source: Intertwined
“If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary to the will of God?”
“If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“If all were nonviolent, there would be no anarchy and there would be no question of anybody being armed for meeting aggression from without.”
“If all were perfect Christians, individuals would do their duty; the people would be obedient to the laws, the magistrates incorrupt, and there would be neither vanity nor luxury in such a state.”
“If all were rich, gold would be penniless.”
Source: Festus: a poem
“If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay- public.”
Source: Isocrates
“If all women on earth woke up tomorrow feeling truly positive and powerful in their own bodies, the economies of the globe would collapse overnight.”
Source: Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism
“If all women revealed their age, men would have nothing to hide from each other.”
Source: Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic
“If all would be ash one day, what does a gold coin mean today?”
“If all would lead their lives in love like me,
Then bloody swords and armor should not be;
No drum nor trumpet peaceful sleeps should move,
Unless alarm came from the camp of love.”
Source: The Complete English Works of Thomas Campion
“If all you are going to do in life are the things that are convenient and comfortable, the great things never get done.”
“If all you are looking for is a miracle you are wide open to follow the antichrist and the false prophets because they are going to have a big league of signs and wonders ministry.
If signs and wonders do not bring glory and honour to Jesus Christ, then you must be watching a false prophet whose anointing does not come from the Holy Spirit of God.”
“If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.”
Source: The Works of Ben Jonson