L Quotes
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“LET A MAN THINK AND CARE ever so little about God, he does not therefore exist without God. God is here with him, upholding, warming, delighting, teaching him-making life a good thing to him. God gives him himself, though the man knows it not.”
Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more
“Let a man try faithfully, manfully to be right; he will grow daily more and more right. It is at bottom the condition on which all men have to cultivate themselves.”
“Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.”
“Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.”
“Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.”
“Let a man who wants to find abundance of employment procure a woman and a ship: for no two things do produce more trouble if you begin to equip them; neither are these two things ever equipped enough.”
“Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.”
Source: The Gettysburg addresses: the story of two orations
“Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth.”
Source: Fields Watered with Blood: Critical Essays on Margaret Walker
“let a new version of you be uncovered”
“Let a prejudice be bequeathed, carried in the air, adopted by hearsay, caught in through the eye,–however it may come, these minds will give it a habitation; it is something to assert strongly and bravely, something to fill up the void of spontaneous ideas, something to impose on others with the authority of conscious right; it is at once a staff and a baton.”
Source: The Mill on the Floss
“Let a prince be guarded with soldiers, attended by councillors, and shut up in forts; yet if his thoughts disturb him, he is miserable.”
“Let a prize lower my position, if it causes me to be read; that I prefer immediately to all the honors.”
Source: Letters of Marcel Proust
“Let a problem least for too long and people begin to believe it's not a problem.”
Source: The Dawn of Yangchen
“Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
“Let a second from my clock keep you”
Source: A Fire in the Sunset: A Decade of Love Poems
“Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed.”
“Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.”
“Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the law, so that any citizen
may assail them with stones, sticks, knives, pistols or bombs without incurring any penalties.”
“Let a simple philosopher introduce these new pupils to the inscrutable but wonderful sublimities of Nature; let him prove to them that awareness of a god, often highly dangerous to men, never contributed to their happiness, and that they will not be happier for acknowledging as a cause of what they do not understand, something they well understand even less; that it is far less essential to inquire into the workings of Nature than to enjoy her and obey her laws; that these laws are as wise as they are simple; that they are written in the hearts of all men; and that it is but necessary to interrogate that heart to discern its impulse. If they wish absolutely that you speak to them of a creator, answer that things always having been what now they are, never having had a beginning and never going to have an end, it thus becomes as useless as impossible for man to be able to trace things back to an imaginary origin which would explain nothing and do not a jot of good. Tell them that men are incapable of obtaining true notions of a being who does not make his influence felt on one of our senses.”
Source: Philosophy in the Boudoir
“Let a single complete action, in one place and one day, keep the theatre packed to the last.”
“Let a sleeping dragon lie.”
Source: Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
“Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain.”
“Let a successful man speak, and he'll tell you that wisdom and understanding are the masters of wealth.”
“Let a thing here be noted, that the prophet of God sometimes may teach treason against kings, and yet neither he nor such as obey the word, spoken in the Lord's name by him, offend God.”
Source: Writings of the Rev. John Knox: Minister of God's Word in Scotland
“Let a thousand wrangling desires become one Love.”
Source: The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi
“let a woman
have her own worth.
let her value be found in who she is.
not in who she is to a man.
not in who she is to whom she supports,
or serves, or takes care of, or carries weight for.
not who she is in the context of anyone else’s story.
just who she is. as she is.
bare,
alone,
unburdened,
beautiful,
and worthy.”
Source: wild spirit, soft heart
“Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength.”
“Let a woman too close, and while she sucked your cock, she sucked your brains and manhood right out of you, too.”
Source: Eternal Rider
“Let 'action' replace your negative self-chatter and self-doubt. What is the first action step to move you forward?”
Source: ARE YOU READY? A GUIDE TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU: A Self-Help Book for Becoming Your Best Self
“Let actions talk not words.”
Source: Sleepless for Society
“Let adversity reinforce your principles and values, not destroy them, hold on to them, like a strong tree holding on to the ground and his roots against the winds and tempest. The Storm will pass.”
“Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.”
Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)
“Let age be your motivator, not your excuse.”
“Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks.”
Source: Christian Morals
“Let AI scale what’s replicable—humans deliver what’s irreplaceable.”
Source: The Validation Economy: In the Age of AI, B2B Marketers Stay Indispensable by Doing What AI Can't
“Let all Americans - let all lovers of liberty everywhere - join in the great and good work. If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union; but we shall have so saved it, as to make, and to keep it, forever worthy of the saving.”
Source: The Portable Abraham Lincoln
“Let all Arminians know: we have as high an esteem for faith as any men in the world, but yet we will not rob Christ to clothe faith.”
“Let all beings in all the worlds be happy. Include this universal prayer in your prayers every day. This is my birthday message to you.”
“Let all Black Poets die as trumpets,
And be buried in the dust of marching feet.”
Source: The Essential Etheridge Knight
“Let all brave Prussians follow me!”
“Let all children come unto me.”
“Let all Creation sing and worship God. He is a great Father and a great King.”
Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration
“Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.”
Source: The collected works of Saint John of the Cross
“Let all humans carry the torch of spirituality to diminish the darkness of hatred.”
Source: The Religion of God (Divine Love): Untold Mysteries and Secrets of God
“Let all listen, and be willing to listen to the doctrines professed by others.”
“Let all live as they would die.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall
“Let all men know how empty and powerless is the power of kings. For there is none worthy of the name but God, whom heaven, earth and sea obey”
“Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“Let all of life be an unfettered howl.”
Source: The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov