I Quotes
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“It is no monopoly in any other sense than as a man's own house is a monopoly. But a man's right to his own invention is a very different matter. It is no more a monopoly for him to possess that, than to possess his own homestead .”
“It is no more easy to make a good picture than it is to find a diamond or a pearl. It means trouble and you risk your life for it.”
“It is no more effort for a man to be a saint than to be a sinner; it becomes a mere matter of habit.”
Source: Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green
“It is no more expected of most producers to read a book than it is, say, of Ted Williams to dust off home plate.”
“It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all.”
“It is no more informative to speak of self-efficacy in global terms than to speak of nonspecific social behavior”
“It is no more likely that our world has evolved out of chaos than that a hurricane, blowing through a junk yard, should create a Boeing.”
“It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all religions is right.”
Source: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
“It is no more necessary that a man should remember the different dinners and suppers which have made him healthy, than the different books which have made him wise. Let us see the results of good food in a strong body, and the results of great reading in a full and powerful mind.”
Source: Elementary Sketches of Moral Philosophy: Delivered at the Royal Institution in the Years 1804-1806
“It is no more possible to live in the future than it is to live in the past. If life is not now, it is never.”
Source: The Long-Legged House
“It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.”
Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America
“It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.”
Source: The Web of Government
“It is no mystery why nice people are well-liked and get along harmoniously with others. Being nice makes people feel emotionally safe, allowing for more authentic, trusting, and happy interactions.”
Source: The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact
“It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it.”
Source: Ten Great Religions
“It is no non-violence if we merely love those that love us. It is non-violence only when we love those that hate us.”
Source: All Men Are Brothers
“It is no novelty, then, that I am preaching; no new doctrine. I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, that are called by nickname Calvinism, but which are surely and verily the revealed truth of God as it is in Christ Jesus.”
Source: The Doctrines of Grace
“It is no part of a physician's business to use either persuasion or compulsion upon the patients.”
“It is no policy to let thy lusts have arms, which are sure to rise and declare against thee when thine enemy comes.”
Source: The Christian in Complete Armour: Or, A Treatise on the Saints' War with the Devil ...
“It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence.”
“It is no religion to have for one's wife a girl who is fit only to sit in one's lap, it is the height of irreligion.”
“It is no response to assert that the Patriot Act has been useful; what you need to explain is how any particular safeguard would have so diluted investigative powers that it would have frustrated an investigation and created a security harm outweighing the benefit to civil liberties. If you'd rather trade scary stories, that's fine too - just let me know so I can buy a bag of marshmallows before our next round.”
“It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his heart and soul than the victory of the subtle forces of reason over crude material strength! Probably everyone has his own reason for liking the King`s Gambit, but my love for it can be seen in precisely those terms.”
Source: 200 Open Games
“It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden, would make a great United States senator - just as I believe he has been a great attorney general. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.”
“It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic regimes' such as Saudi Arabia, Iran - and the worst case was the Taliban in Afghanistan - they are pretty authoritarian. No doubt about that.”
“It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.”
“It is no secret that our state and federal politicians are taking money from Big Pharma, and have thereby become their minions, and do their bidding. They no longer represent us, the common people, but rather the interests of Big Money such as Big Pharma...
Likewise, it is no secret that our government regulators who are supposed to be watchdogs for the people of America have been corrupted. They are more like a watchdog who opens the door for the criminals and helps them carry away the ill-gotten goods. Who needs a watchdog like that?”
Source: Louis Pasteur Condemns Big Pharma: Vaccines, Drugs, and Healthcare in the United States
“It is no secret that souls sometimes die in a person and are replaced by others.”
Source: The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
“It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.”
Source: Culture, Language and Personality
“It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.”
“It is no secret that the world hates Christianity; but when the world runs out of options, they desperately look for God.”
Source: Face to Face Meetings with Jesus Christ 2: Preparing for God's Paradise
“It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury.”
“It is no secret we live in troubled times. People in most areas—and most geographic and spiritual locations—have also thought themselves living in troubled times, and for sure, most individuals come to troubles sooner or later in the course of their own lifetime.”
Source: Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times
“It is no secret. All power is one in source and end, I think. Years and distances, stars and candles, water and wind and wizardry, the craft in a man's hand and the wisdom in a tree's root: they all arise together. My name, and yours, and the true name of the sun, or a spring of water, or an unborn child, all are syllables of the great word that is very slowly spoken by the shining of the stars. There is no other power. No other name.”
“It is no shame to lose to me, mortal. Even among mythical creatures there are very few who can give a unicorn a good game.”
Source: Unicorn Variations
“It is no sign of benediction to have been obsessed with the lives of saints, for it is an obsession intertwined with a taste for maladies and hunger for depravities. One only troubles oneself with saints because one has been disappointed by the paradoxes of earthly life; one therefore searches out other paradoxes, more outlandish in guise, redolent of unknown truths, unknown perfumes...”
“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.”
“It is no sin to be tempted; the wickedness lies in being overcome.”
“It is no sin to doubt some things, but it may be fatal to believe everything.”
“It is no sin to look at a nice girl.”
Source: The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
“It is no slight testimonial, both to the merit and worth of Christianity, that in all ages since its promulgation the great mass of those who have risen to eminence by their profound wisdom and integrity have recognized and reverenced Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of the living God.”
“It is no small advantage to the holy life, to "begin the day with God." The saints are wont to leave their hearts with him over-night, that they may find them with Him in the morning. "When I awake, I am still with thee," saith holy David. Before earthly things break in upon us, and we receive impressions from abroad, it is good to season the heart with thoughts of God, and to consecrate the early and virgin operations of the mind.”
“It is no small benefit on finding oneself in bed in the dark to go over again in the imagination the main lines of the forms previously studied, or other noteworthy things conceived by ingenious speculation.”
Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
“It is no small comfort that God hath written some Scriptures to you which He hath not to others. Read these, and think God is like a friend who sendeth a letter to a whole house and family, but who speaketh in His letter to some by name that are dearest to Him in the house.”
Source: Letters of Samuel Rutherford: With a Sketch of His Life
“it is no small comfort to me to know that God has called me to my work, putting me where I am and as I am. I have not sought the position, and I dare not leave it. He knows why He places me here-whether to do, or learn, or suffer.”
“It is no small honour that God for our sake has so magnificently adorned the world, in order that we may not only be spectators of this beauteous theatre, but also enjoy the multiplied abundance and variety of good things which are presented to us in it.”
Source: John Calvin's Commentaries On The Psalms 93 - 119 (Annotated Edition)
“It is no small mischief to a boy, that many of the best years of his life should be devoted to the learning of what can never be of any real use to any human being. His mind is necessarily rendered frivolous and superficial by the long habit of attaching importance to words instead of things; to sound instead of sense.”
Source: Cobbett's Weekly Political Register
“It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.”
Source: Interior Castle: (the Dwelling Places)
“It is no small thing to pass judgement on the person who raised you, no matter what else they have done.”
Source: The Wicked King
“It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.”
“It is no solution to define words as violence or prejudice as oppression, and then by cracking down on words or thoughts pretend that we are doing something about violence and oppression. No doubt it is easier to pass a speech code or hate-crimes law and proclaim the streets safer than actually to make the streets safer, but the one must never be confused with the other... Indeed, equating "verbal violence" with physical violence is a treacherous, mischievous business.”