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“When in place of love you have grieves. And in place of glory nonfulfillment of hopes you earn, know that it's a natural catastrophe preparing you for distinguished conditions." - Darmie Orem”
“When in public poetry should take off its clothes and wave to the nearest person in sight; it should be seen in the company of thieves and lovers rather than that of journalists and publishers.”
Source: Selected poems
“When in Reading Gaol he told me that the warders in the dock had been gentle and kind, but the visit of the chaplain in his first prison began with these words:
'Mr. Wilde, did you have morning prayers in your house?'
'I am sorry... I fear not.'
'You see where you are now!”
Source: Recollections of Oscar Wilde
“When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.”
“When in Rome; burn it.”
Source: The State of the Art
“When in Rome, do as Rome does.”
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
“When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.”
Source: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
“When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.”
“When in Rome, live in the Roman way.”
“When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs, if they are not immoral.”
Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: I. Correspondence. v. 1. 1607-1639
“When in sickness, look to the spine first.”
“When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed”
“When in some communities selling drugs is so lucrative that that's a pretty big enticement that we have to break down. Part of that is by making opportunities and paying decent wages.”
“When in spotlight, you get attention of even those you don't know; When in darkness, you lose your own shadow too”
“When in spotlight, you get attention of even those you don't know; When you are in darkness, you lose your own shadow too”
“When in still air and still in summertime
A leaf has had enough of this, it seems
To make up its mind to go; fine as a sage
Its drifting in detachment down the road.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov
“When in such sadness I earnestly elevated my spirit into God and locked my whole heart and mind along with all my thoughts and will therein, ceaselessly pressing in with God's Love and Mercy, and not to cease until he blessed me? then after some hard storms my spirit broke through hell's gates into the inmost birth of the Godhead, and there I was embraced with Love as a bridegroom embraces his dear bride.”
“When in that House MPs divide/If they've a brain and cerebellum, too/They've got to leave that brain outside/And vote just as their leaders tell 'em to.”
Source: The Savoy Operas: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan
“When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character. Political power, properly so called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another. If the proletariat during its contest with the bourgeoisie is compelled, by the force of circumstances, to organize itself as a class, if, by means of a revolution, it makes itself the ruling class, and, as such, sweeps away by force the old conditions of production then it will, along with these conditions, have swept away the conditions for the existence of class antagonisms, and of classes generally, and will thereby have abolished its own supremacy as a class.
In place of the old bourgeois society with its classes and class antagonisms we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all.”
Source: The Communist Manifesto
“When in the course of human development, existing institutions prove inadequate to the needs of man, when they serve merely to enslave, rob and oppress mankind, the people have the eternal right to rebel against, and overthrow, these institutions.”
Source: Emma Goldman
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to assume that their president, hostile to the principles that formed the nation and determined to act with malice toward its inhabitants by suppressing their rights and enabling its enemies to prosper in their attempts to destroy it, must be confronted, a rational response for the nation is to encumber itself no more with such a president and reject his authority and the acolytes who carry out his wishes.”
“When in the course of my work at the luminar, I was reviewing public law, from Aristotle to Hegel and beyond, I thought of an Anglo Saxon's axiom about human equality. He seeks it not in the ever-changing distribution of power and means, but in a constant: the fact that anyone can kill anyone else.
This is a platitude, albeit reduced to a striking formula. The possibility of killing someone else is part of the potential of the anarch whom everyone carries around inside himself, even though he is seldom aware of that possibility. It always slumbers in the underground, even when two people exchange greetings in the street or avoid each other. When one stands atop a tower or in front of an oncoming train, that possibility is already drawing closer. Aside from the technological dangers, we also register the nearness of the Other. He can even be my brother. An old poet, Edgar Allen Poe, grasped this possibility in ‘Descent into the Maelstrom’. In any case, we watch our backs. Then comes the thronging in the catastrophe, the raft of the Méduse, the starving in the lifeboat.
I want to indicate this only insofar as it concerns my service. In any event, I brought this knowledge into the Condor’s range, into the inner sanctum that Monseigneur described as his ‘Parvulo.’ I can kill him, dramatically or discreetly. His beverages – he especially likes a light red wine – ultimately pass through my hands.
Now granted, it is unlikely that I would kill him, albeit not impossible. Who can tell what astrological conjunctions one may get involved in? So, for now, my knowledge is merely theoretical, though important insofar as it puts me in his level. Not only can I kill him; I can also grant him amnesty. This is in my hands.
Naturally, I would not try to strike him just because he is tyrant – I am too well versed in history, especially the model that we have attained in Eumeswil. An immoderate tyrant settles his own hash. The execution can be left to the anarchists; that is all they think about.”
Source: Eumeswil
“When in the darkest valley, when in the highest mountain; when in the fiercest battle, when victory seems impossible, call unto the God who makes things possible and you will realize that through Him, all things are possible.”
Source: A Manual for Victory
“When in the end, the day came on which I was going away, I learned the strange learning that things can happen which we ourselves cannot possibly imagine, either beforehand, or at the time when they are taking place, or afterwards when we look back on them.”
Source: Out of Africa
“When in the evening we are alone with our most existential thoughts, it is then that we come face to face with the most precious truths that we discover in our brief existence in this world. Just before fatigue envelopes us, taking us into sleep. We think of what our lives actually mean. And then we know how lucky we are if we still enjoy consciousness, rationality and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
“When in the hands of the greedy, even that which is free requires of us a fee.”
“When in the Land of Property think like a propertarian. Dress like one, eat like one, act like one, be one.”
Source: The Dispossessed
“When in the midst of failure, do not lose Faith. The God who sees the heart will always reward you for standing in Faith even in hard times.”
Source: The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes
“When in the presence of a child, get on the floor.”
Source: Intimations
“When in the presence of a USA law enforcement, remember that sudden moves, running away, driving away, moving towards them, not following instructions, having a gun, and pulling up your pants may get you legally killed.”
“When in the presence of armed police officers, you must be constantly performing a risk assessment of the hazards they present to you.”
“When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don't trust.”
Source: Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café
“When in the trance of dance you lose track of time, each moment equals to an eon of smiles.”
Source: The Book of Dance
“When in the valley, have faith and praise the God who never fails. He can help you scale the highest mountains.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“When in the wondrous realms above Our Saviour had been called upon, To save our world of sin by love, He said, "Thy will, O Lord, be done.' The Kings of kings left worlds of light, Became the meek and lowly one; In brightest day or darkest night He said, "Thy will, O Lord, be done." No crown of thorns, no cruel cross Could make our great Redeemer shun. He counted his own will but loss, And said, "Thy will, O Lord, be done." We take the bread and cup this day, In memory of the Sinless One, And pray for strength, That we may say, As he, "Thy will, O Lord, be done."”
“When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our day...and it is passing. What are we waiting for?”
“When in these fresh mornings I go into my garden before any one is awake, I go for the time being into perfect happiness.”
“When in these fresh mornings I go into my garden before anyone is awake, I go for the time being into perfect happiness. In this hour divinely fresh and still, the fair face of every flower salutes me with a silent joy. . . . All the cares, perplexities, and griefs of existence, all the burdens of life slip from my shoulders and leave me with the heart of a little child that asks nothing beyond the present moment of innocent bliss.”
“When in this world a man comes forward with a thought, a deed, a vision, we ask not how does he look, but what is his message?. . . The world still wants to ask that a woman primarily be pretty. . . .”
Source: W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings
“When in times of turmoil and breakup, do not cut or shave your head, because it will never end well.”
“When in trouble, just let go. Go back to idle”
Source: Where the Crawdads Sing
“When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.”
Source: Homeland
“When in trouble, mumble.”
“When in trouble, take a bath and wash your hair.”
“When in Turkey, do as the turkeys do.”
“When incentive to acquire and obtain property is gone, people no longer make efforts to acquire any... Those who infringe upon property rights commit an injustice... If this occurs repeatedly, all incentives to cultural enterprise are destroyed and they cease utterly to make an effort. This leads to destruction and ruin of civilization.”
“When inclusion is no longer inclusion, but simply being, that's the awakening of the human being.”
Source: Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law
“When incredulity becomes a faith, it is less rational than a religion.”
“When, indeed, is a thing proven? Only
when an individual has accumulated in his own consciousness
enough observations, impressions, reasonings and feelings to
satisfy him personally that it is so. The same evidence which
convinces one expert may leave another completely unsatisfied.”
Source: Since Cumorah