S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Some things the legislator must find ready to his hand in a state, others he must provide. And therefore we can only say: May our state be constituted in such a manner as to be blessed with the goods of which fortune disposes (for we acknowledge her power): whereas virtue and goodness in the state are not a matter of chance but the result of knowledge and purpose. A city can be virtuous only when the citizens who have a share in the government are virtuous, and in our state all the citizens share in the government.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)
“Some things transcend human understanding and whatever this feeling is that Siren's planted within me has taken root and I have a bad feeling that trying to remove it will do permanent damage to my insides.”
Source: The Fence and the Musician
“Some things transcend politics and policy and the lust for power. Truth, honesty, integrity, decency and fairness are immutable values. They are the ethical substance of life. They ought to be cherished. To sell them out is to sell one's soul.”
“Some things we both need to work on, babygirl, but this isn’t one of them. Feeling safe isn’t one of them.”
Source: Misdirection
“Some things we forget. But many things we remember on the mental screen, which is the biggest screen of all.”
“Some things we have only as long as they remain lost, some things are not lost only so long as they are distant.”
Source: A Field Guide to Getting Lost
“Some things we must learn through experience. That is how one truly lives.”
Source: A Hero for WondLa
“Some things we must pass over in silence.”
Source: Turning Angel: A Novel
“Some things we need to talk about, but not here. I'll see you later, darling." "No you won't, nut muffin!”
“Some things we never know we need until we find them.”
Source: Kürk Mantolu Madonna
“Some things we never outgrow… the comfort of home chief among them.”
“Some things were better lost than found.”
Source: The Dead Zone
“Some things were beyond understanding.”
“Some things were done a certain way and they had been done that same way for ages. Most of the time it was a good thing, a reliable thing, and we grew up being able to count on life being very predictable and very dependable.”
Source: Lanark County Chronicle
“Some things were inevitable. You'd have to be a fool to think otherwise.”
Source: Silver Sparrow
“Some things were made to be felt”
Source: Infinity Blues
“Some things were never meant to be recycled.”
“Some things were only possible in fairy tales. And not the kind of fairy tales that Baba Yagas featured in; those tended not to have happy endings.”
Source: Wickedly Wonderful
“Some things were too hard to believe, however entertaining they might be to hear or read.”
“Some things were worth the dance with danger.”
Source: Angels' Blood
“Some things weren't designed to understand.”
“Some things, when lost, take more with them than just themselves. The hole they leave behind means never being whole.”
Source: Void
“Some things which are remote in space and time from a living creature, especially a human creature, may form his environment even more truly than some of the things close to him.”
Source: Democracy And Education
“Some things will always remain a mystery at this level of consciousness, and it is right that they should. So do not try to solve all the mysteries. Give the universe a chance. It will unfold itself in due course. Enjoy the experience of becoming.”
“Some things will always remain unspoken between us, lingering in the silent spaces of our conversations. We will never be able to articulate the depths of our bond as words could never fully capture its essence”
“Some things will constantly emerge; others may disappear or change at different rates. Ultimately, we have agency to determine our future. We have choices as, above all, we are human.”
Source: Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
“Some things will go wrong for each of us, the most important thing is your attitude in that circumstance”
“Some things will never change.”
“Some things will not bear much zeal; and the more earnest we are about them, the less we recommend ourselves to the approbation of sober and considerate men.”
Source: The Works of the Most Reverend John Tillotson, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: In Twelve Volumes, Containing 254 Sermons and Discourses on Several Occassions; Together with the Rule of Faith; Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Life; a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament; and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him for the Use of King William
“Some things will not happen now because it is not yet the appointed time, but they will surely happen when the time is right.”
Source: The Precious Gift of Time: Inspirational Quotes and Sayings
“Some things you can change, but those you can't are best left well respected.”
Source: The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
“Some things you can fix, and some things you can't. And I just think it is a shame to walk away from the things you can.”
“Some things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you.”
Source: The 5th Wave
“Some things you can only learn in the struggle. When it's easy, when everything is going your way, that doesn't take any faith.”
“Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.”
“Some things you can't just ask for. Freedom is one.”
Source: A Door Into Ocean
“Some things you can't find out; but you will never know you can't by guessing and supposing: no, you have to be patient and go on experimenting until you find out that you can't find out.”
Source: The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain
“Some things you cannot see or explain, but they are there, lurking.
Some things dwell in the dark: waiting…watching…haunting.
Sometimes evil takes on many forms, many faces.
And silence is the last thing you hear, when it’s already too late.
THE SILENCE”
“Some things you cannot wish away or think away. They become part of you when you remember them.”
Source: Incantation
“Some things you didn't give away, no matter how much you owed.”
Source: Horns
“Some things you do-or you're about to do-you can just be like, 'Hey, don't do that because it means trouble.' So I've got to back off.”
“Some things you don't have to promise. You just do.”
Source: The 5th Wave
“Some things you don't have to tell. Some things, between sisters, are understood.”
Source: How to Deal
“Some things you don't need until they leave you, they're the things that you miss.”
“some things you endure for a reason”
Source: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
“Some things you forget. Other things you never do. But it's not. Places, places are still there. If a house burns down, it's gone, but the place--the picture of it--stays, and not just in my remory, but out there, in the world. What I remember is a picture floating around out there outside my head. I mean, even if I don't think if, even if I die, the picture of what I did, or knew, or saw is still out there. Right in the place where it happened.”
“Some things you have to do every day. Eating about seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done.”
“Some things you have to do for yourself if you want them done right.
Ironing your favorite dress with the tricky collar,
Making hot chocolate the way you like it.
Feeling sorry for you.
Nobody else can do it properly.”
“Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can't explain But I faithfully remain.”
“Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart.”
Source: Crown of Midnight