N Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with N. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.”
“Nothing in the last few years has dazzled me more than Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall,' which blew the top of my head straight off. I've read it three times, and I'm still trying to figure out how she put that magnificent thing together.”
“Nothing in the many processes of Nature, whether she deals with men or with things, comes by chance or accident or is really at the mercy of external causes.”
Source: Bulletin
“Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution”
“Nothing in the nature around us is evil. This needs to be repeated since one of the human ways of talking oneself into inhuman acts is to cite the supposed cruelty of nature.”
Source: Selected Essays of John Berger
“Nothing in the next-door world of Dachau impinged on the great winter cycle of Beethoven chamber music played in Munich. No canvases came off museum walls as the butchers strolled reverently past, guide-books in hand.”
“Nothing in the outer world makes you feel any way. You decide what you want to feel, and then use outer people and events as permission slips to execute your feeling agenda.”
“Nothing in the past is as powerful as what we choose to do in the present moment.”
“Nothing in the record of human history argues for divine morality, and a great deal argues against it. What we know is that good people very often suffer terribly, while the perpetrators of horrific evil backstroke through all the pleasures of the world. There is no evidence that the score is ever evened in this life or any after.”
Source: We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
“Nothing in the Shastra, which is manifestly contrary to universal truths and morals, can stand.”
Source: Gandhi: Selected Political Writings
“Nothing in the Shastras, which is capable of being reasoned, can stand if it is in conflict with reason.”
Source: Gandhi: Selected Political Writings
“Nothing in the tangible word that isn't living has any value beyond a dollar amount. Considering that dollars can only buy more tangible and inanimate objects, it would seem a far more worthwhile goal to instead learn to place value on the treasures of the mind. Memories, knowledge and skill together are the only things we will ever actually own.”
“Nothing in the traditional life of Aborigines was more impressive than their practical knowledge. They were masters of their environment even though they could do little to change it.”
Source: The Story of Australia’s People Vol. I: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia
“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”
“Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov
“Nothing in the Universe/God is ever lost or gained but simply a field of energy and matter in a constant state of flux. We are all part of one big energy organism expressing and experiencing itself.”
Source: The Principle of Oneness: A Practical Guide to Experiencing the Profound Unity of Everything
“Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature.”
Source: Ethics
“Nothing in the voice of the cicada intimates how soon it will die.”
Source: Teddy
“Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.”
Source: Ramona Quimby, age 8
“Nothing in the whole world is more dangerous than ignorance.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.”
Source: Monet
“Nothing in the whole world is so athirst for beauty as the soul, nor is there anything to which beauty clings so readily.”
Source: The Treasure of the Humble: Works of Maeterlinck
“Nothing in the world can be absolute except the Absolute itself. Everything else is contained and exists in relations. Relations can exist only through the division of the Absolute or God. Since no part is absolute, then no part can completely understand (including the human mind) or comprehend the whole of the Absolute. Understanding the “final” laws leads toward the end.
If humans understood and empowered themselves with the knowledge of these laws, they would cease to be humans and become what they sought to find or understand. In that way, humans become either God or nothing. The ultimate beauty is the evolution of the world. Evolution in the animal world (individual species) can be horizontal without major changes. Still, in the development of humans, it can be pretty vertical (thanks to awareness and brain power). Regardless of the vertical evolution of humans as biological beings, this is still only evolution, and evolution is only possible if something new is acquired, for the lack of final knowledge, about the final causes and the ultimate essence of being.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face.”
“Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry.”
“Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not others, it is your own mind.”
“Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind.”
“Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy.”
Source: Be Happy: Release the Power of Happiness in You
“Nothing in the world can one imagine beforehand,not the least thing,everything is made up of so many unique particulars that cannot be forseen.”
“Nothing in the world can replace the modern swimsuit, and it practically has.”
“Nothing in the world can surprise me now. Nothing
is impossible or too wonderful, for Zeus, father
of the Olympians, has turned midday into black night
by shielding light from the blossoming sun,
and now dark terror hangs over mankind.
Anything may happen, so do not be amazed if beasts
on dry land seek pasture with dolphins in
the ocean, and those beasts who loved sunny hills
love crashing seawaves more than the warm mainland.”
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. The desire and ability to press on has and always will solve the problems of the human race and divide those who achieve from those who might have been.”
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.”
“Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty.”
“Nothing in the world compares to the moment one realizes how the hard work they put into something has made a strength point out of what was once a frustrating weakness.”
“Nothing in the world delights a truly religious people so much as consigning them to eternal damnation.”
Source: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Gothic Classic): Psychological Thriller
“Nothing in the world excites the culture today so much as a question. A question seems very appropriate to whatever you have in mind. Allowing your work to remain questionable is a way of satisfying your cultural condition.”
“Nothing in the world glorifies God so much as simple rest of faith in what God’s Word says.”
Source: Smith Wigglesworth on Prayer
“Nothing in the world has a greater power to enslave than fiction. ~ Aarush Kashyap”
Source: #iAm16iCan
“Nothing in the world is as certain as death.”
“Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.”
“Nothing in the world is as mobile as capital. It can move anywhere in the world instantaneously.”
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.”
“Nothing in the world is certain except for death and taxes.”
“Nothing in the world is difficult, it is only our own thoughts that make things seem so.”
“Nothing in the world is easier in the United States than to accuse a black man of crime.”
“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”
“Nothing in the world is harder than candour, and nothing is easier than flattery.”
Source: Crime and Punishment
“Nothing in the world is irreversible, not even capitalism.”
“Nothing in the world is like this-
a bright white page with
pale blue lines. The smell of a newly sharpened pencil
the soft hush of it
moving finally
one day
into letters.”
Source: Brown Girl Dreaming