O Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with O. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Only those of our poets who kept solidly to the Shakespearean tradition achieved any measure of success. But Keats was the last great exponent of that tradition, and we all know how thin, how lacking in charm, the copies of Keats have become.”
Source: Tendencies in Modern American Poetry
“Only those of tranquil minds, and none else, can attain abiding joy, by realizing within their souls the Being who manifests one essence in a multiplicity of forms.”
Source: The English writings of Rabindranath Tagore
“Only those of us, I think, who were born under Queen Victoria know what it feels like to assume, without questioning, that England is permanently top nation, that foreigners do not matter, and that if the worst comes to the worst, Lord Salisbury will send a gunboat.”
“Only those people are really sane who have transcended the mind, who have gone beyond it into silence where no thoughts, no desires, no emotions, nothing exists. Only in that peace is your real health.”
“Only those people create history, who doesn't live in the future.”
“Only those people deemed crazy will get what they want in their life.”
“Only those persons who have lived, really lived, are ready, welcoming, receptive, thankful to death. Then death is not the enemy. Then death becomes the fulfillment.”
“Only those prepared to go too far will learn how far they can go.”
Source: Contradictionary
“Only those return to Eternity Who on earth seek out Eternity.”
Source: A Tear And A Smile - Parables, Stories, and Poems of Khalil Gibran
“Only those sadnesses are dangerous and bad which one carries about among people in order to drown them out.”
“Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.”
“Only those things the heart believes are true.”
Source: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes [Revised Edition]
“Only those thoughts which come from walking have any value”
“Only those thoughts which go to extremes can face up to the all-powerful powerlessness of certain agreement.”
Source: Negative Dialectics
“Only those who [do] nothing [make] no mistakes.”
“Only those who actually know the rules may break them.”
Source: Galaxy Pirates
“Only those who are afraid, compromise with inhumanity.”
Source: Aşkanjali: The Sufi Sermon
“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.”
“Only those who are aware of God's wrath are amazed by God's grace.”
Source: Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
“Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.”
“Only those who are brainwashed and fools
believe in the existence of a god.
Those who are indifferent just pretend.”
“Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?”
“Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent.”
Source: Conversations with Christopher Isherwood
“Only those who are caught unprepared for the storm can know the true face of the storm.”
“Only those who are color blind speak of black and white.”
“Only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”
Source: The Notebook
“Only those who are eager to get lost in the wilderness of life’s beauty can find a meaningful life.”
“Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs.”
Source: Thinking Unth 80SP
“Only those who are mentally immature will still see success, or wealth, as a tragedy in our generation.”
“Only those who are not afraid of the darkness can possess the treasures hidden by the darkness!”
“Only those who are overly cautious and haters of progress will always be against technological development.”
“Only those who are ready to become nobodies are able to love.”
“Only those who are spiritual perceive the reality of the spiritual foe and hence engage in battle. Such warfare is not fought with arms of the flesh. Because the conflict is spiritual so must the weapons.”
Source: Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons
“Only those who are truly aware of their sin can truly cherish grace.”
Source: Christ Our Mediator: Finding Passion at the Cross
“Only those who ask for more can get more and only those who know there is more, ask.”
“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs and check.”
“Only those who believe attempt the seemingly impossible.”
Source: Speeches of William Jennings Bryan
“Only those who come to the warrior's path prepared to die can possibly hope to succeed.”
Source: Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2
“Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.”
“Only those who cross the border qualify for the legal designation of 'refugee'. International agencies and the international media tend to focus mainly on those who cross borders. But those people displaced from their homes who seek sanctuary elsewhere in their country should not drop off the international agenda, and their practical needs of sanctuary often go unmet. Since mass violence occurs in states that are fragile, even though much of a country may remain safe the state is unlikley to have the capacity to cope.”
Source: Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System
“Only those who'd changed could see
things from a different point of view.”
Source: My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
“Only those who dare may fly”
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
Source: To seek a newer world
“Only those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.”
“Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.”
“Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail. Anyone who is currently achieving anything in life is simultaneously risking failure. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. A flawed diamond is more valuable than a perfect brick. People who have no failures also have few victories.”
“Only those who do not fight are never wounded.”
“Only those who do not fill the places they are holding slow the progress of the world”
“Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.”
“Only those who do not wish to see can be deceived.”
Source: Saving Eve