T Quotes
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“There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.”
“There is no evil that the father’s love cannot pardon and cover, there is no sin that is a match for his grace.”
Source: The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith
“There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us.”
Source: A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World
“There is no evil without its compensation.”
“There is no evil, there's no bad; there's no good. These are human ideas. There's no creator, there's no creation; there's no God, there's no nirvana, there's no perfection. These are ideas.”
“There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.”
Source: Rousseau's political writings: new translations, interpretive notes, backgrounds, commentaries
“There is no evolutionary pressure to create minds capable of forming sciences; it just happened. Evolutionary pressure has not led to higher rates of reproduction for people capable of solving scientific problems or creating new scientific ideas. So if, in fact, the science-forming capacities evolved for other reasons, it would not be too surprising if those particular structures that have developed proved to be rather special in their nature, reflecting the contingencies of their evolution or the working of physical law.”
“There is no evolving, only unfolding. The lily is in the bit of dust which is its beginning, lily and nothing but lily: and the lily in blossom is a ne plus ultra: there is no evolving beyond.”
Source: The Letters of D. H. Lawrence: October 1916-June 1921
“There is no example on the planet of a successful economy with broadly shared prosperity and a shrinking, weak government.”
“There is no excellence anywhere without labor. We would think a man foolish indeed who would say, "I am willing that my business should prosper, or that my farm should yield plentifully, but I'll not stir a peg." But he is no more foolish than the man who says, "I am willing that God should bless me abundantly, but I shall not do anything toward that end myself." We must consistently rely upon the help of the Lord, but we will not make any progress or meet with any success unless we put forth an earnest effort.”
“There is no excellence in archery without great labour.”
“There is no excellence uncoupled with difficulties.”
“There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.”
Source: York State Rural Problems
“There is no excellency without difficulty.”
“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.”
“There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.”
“There is no exception to this rule: "All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant." They say there is no rule without an exception, but there is an exception to that rule.”
Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 33: Sermons 1938-2000
“There is no excess in something without dereliction in another thing.”
“There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude.”
“There is no excess of goodness. You cannot go too far in the right direction.”
Source: The Pilgrim's Regress
“There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign.”
“There is no exclusivity in the comparison of emotions attached to opposites "
This means that we can not appreciate feeling good when we have never felt bad. We can never appreciate comfort without being exposed to discomfort.
let's make a determined effort every day to do uncomfortable things; because it's only when we push ourselves beyond our comfort limits that we get to uncover the abundant wealth of endurance within us, and get to tap into the true essence of comfort.”
“There is no excuse for a billion dollar industry to have somebody who's pushing papers on an administrative level - which is still very important in terms of getting projects done - it's imbalanced and completely illogical and example of how badly this art form has been rapped... for them niggas to have health care benefits but for themselves to share in no part to that? It's very telling about the climate of the music industry.”
“There is no excuse for a professional footballer not to be 100% fit.”
“There is no excuse for an airplane unless it will fly fast!”
“There is no excuse for anyone in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make an error into truth, and truth can be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation”
Source: Counsels to Writers and Editors
“There is no excuse for anyone not to train three times a week...Anyone can change their mind if they want to. It's all about motivation”
“There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.”
Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes.”
“There is no excuse for being derogatory or dismissive about other's beliefs, paths, choices. Everyone is where they need to be at the right time to learn the right things for them and their personal journey through life.”
“There is no excuse for bullying. Not even in schools. The parents should be arrested. But the most worrying thing is that authorities do it: politicians and journalists. They consider it part of their job. This world is wrong. It’s a crime: Causes traumas to vulnerable people.”
“There is no excuse for deceiving children. And when, as must happen in conventional families, they find that their parents have lied, they lose confidence in them and feel justified in lying to them.”
Source: Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
“There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.”
Source: William Morris: artist, writer, socialist
“There is no excuse for falling into delusion, which is so contrary to the Word of God.”
“There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation.”
“There is no excuse for not catching a ball you can get to.”
“There is no excuse for not trying.”
“There is no excuse for these 1,152 page textbooks.”
“There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people.”
“There is no excuse for waste, fraud, and abuse in the Defense Department budget.”
“There is no excuse good enough to ever be out of alignment with love. You’re going to get hurt, and you will feel pain. Yet your purpose is to keep loving, anyway. Keep moving forward with an open heart. Love is a Divine gift given to humanity. Wasting it is no longer an option. Love is what brings light to a dark place. Love is what transforms a dying world into a thriving planet.”
Source: Living Peace: Essential Teachings For Enriching Life
“There is no excuse not to give two minutes today to intend your tomorrow.”
Source: Secret Daily Teachings
“There is no excuse when you lose. It doesn't matter to anyone if you had polio and were stuck in bed for six weeks.”
“There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologise specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested.”
“There is no excuse-and we should call a spade a spade-for chemical companies and oil refineries using our major rivers as pipelines for toxic waste. There is no excuse for communities to use other people's rivers as a dump for their raw sewage.”
“There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.”
“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”
“There is no exercise of the intellect which is not, in the final analysis, useless. A philosophical doctrine begins as a plausible description of the universe; with the passage of the years it becomes a mere chapter if not a paragraph or a name in the history of philosophy.”
Source: Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
“There is no exercise that can take the place of walking. by it the circulation of the blood is greatly improved. Walking, in all cases where it is possible, is the best remedy for the diseased bodies, because in this, all of the organs of the body are brought into use.”
“There is no existence except in service. There is no rest except in sacrificial restlessness.”
Source: Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered