Y Quotes
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“You may kill a fire. And everything you know falls to dust and ash. Yet the remarkable treasure in this seemingly hopeless pile, is hidden deep within. The burning embers incarnate the perpetual desire to go from spark to flame.”
“You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove that you are the better player.”
“You may know God, but not comprehend Him.”
Source: The practical works of ... Richard Baxter, with a life of the author and a critical examination of his writings by W. Orme
“You may know Jesus, but you will never know him deeply until he comes to you in the midst of the storms of life.”
“You may know me, but until you understand my sensual side you have no clue who I am.”
“You may know more about vintage wine than the wine steward, but if you're smart you'll let your man do the choosing and be ecstatic over his selection, even if it tastes like shampoo.”
“You may know that in India now the Tata car is becoming all the rage; you can buy it for one lakh - $2000 dollars - it's very, very cheap. So India seems to be going the route that China went a few years ago and that developing countries all over the world seem to want to follow, namely, to rely on these personal vehicles, which is just an irrational way of organizing transport.”
“You may know the Grace kids well, but there is still much tale to tell...”
“You may know the intractability of a disease by its long list of remedies.”
“You may know the pain of possessing and dependency, reducing persons to objects, but this is not love. Love doesn't attempt to bind, ensnare, capture. It is light, free of the burden of attachments. Love asks nothing, is fulfilled in itself. When love is there, nothing remains to be done.”
“You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have.”
“You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.”
“You may lay to that.”
Source: Treasure Island
“You may lead a child into darkness, but you must never turn out the light.”
“You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.”
“You may learn sooner than most generations the hard lesson that you must always make the path for yourself...There is no secret society out there that will tap you on your shoulder one night and show you the way.”
“You may learn to imitate a birdcall, but do you experience what the nightingale feels for the rose?”
“You may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it's the same old place.”
“You may leave school, but it never leaves you.”
“You may lie to everyone else, but do not lie to yourself.”
“You may lie with your mouth, but with the mouth you make as you do so you none the less tell the truth.”
Source: Beyond good and evil: prelude to a philosophy of the future
“You may like or dislike my way of life, that's a matter of the perfect indifference to me; you will have to treat me with respect if you want to know me”
Source: Anna Karenina, Vol 5 of 8
“You may like walking barefoot, but keep your shoes with you; you may need it when the ground changes!”
“You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.”
Source: Delphi Works of Ivan Turgenev (Illustrated)
“You may live in a crowd but you meet God and face eternity alone”
“You may live in a small town, but that doesn't mean you have to get afflicted with one of the deadliest STD's - small town disease, which symptoms are repetitive droid-like behavior and a lack and shortage mentality”
“You may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut.”
“You may live in an unknown small village, but if you have big ideas, the world will come and find you!”
“You may live in your gutter of cultural exclusivity all you want, but don't drag me there. I am a human being. You know what it means? It means I have not one but many cultures - all the cultures. I have not one tongue, but many tongues - all the tongues. I have not one religion, but many religions - all the religions. I have not one country, but many countries - all the countries. I am a human being, my home is planet earth, and all her children my family.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers
“You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension.”
“You may loan your last dollar to a friend; but never loan him your axe, unless you are certain that he knows how to use it.”
Source: The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: A Guidebook for Those who Travel in the Wilerness
“You may look at my life and find it boring. That's alright. You are in a good position; a position of living your life the way you envision mine. I'm living my life in an authentic way. And, with all due respect, it is not aimed at pleasing you.”
“You may look at other beautiful Queens in your life doing their Queenly work with calm, confident efficiency and think you could never be like them…
… And you won’t.
Because the truth is, no one will rule your realm like you. Your crown will not be identical to the crown of other Queens. There has never been another Queen like you before and there never will be. You are uniquely qualified by the mountains you have climbed, caves you have explored, and the treasures you have discovered. But take heed, dear one, you can confidently acknowledge your strengths, talents, and gifts and be humble. You get to choose how you want to rule your realms.”
Source: When She Wakes, She Will Move Mountains - 5 Steps to Reconnecting With Your Wild Authentic Inner Queen
“You may look back on your life and accept it as good or evil. But it is far, far harder to admit that you have been completely unimportant; that in the great sum of things all a man's endless grapplings are no more significant than the scuttlings of a cockroach. The universe is neither friendly nor hostile. It is merely indifferent. This makes me ecstatic. I have reached a nirvana of negativity. I can look futility in the face and still see promise in the stars.”
“You may look into the horizon of time and see nothing, and it only means that you have very little eyesight! You must know that an infinite number of things always come from the horizon of time; they are just on the way!”
“You may look like a chick now Westley, but you've still got game.
Of course I do and if you weren't so easy to score on I might actually get to use it sometimes. This was barely a workout.
Girl, if you were looking to score all you had to do was say so. You have no idea how easy I can be.”
Source: Serial Hottie
“You may look normal like everyone else, but you're not. Not on the inside.”
“You may look through the streets of heaven, asking each how they came to b there, and you will look in vain everywhere for a person who is morally and spiritually strong, whose strength did not come to him in struggle. There is no exception anywhere. Every true strength is gained in struggle.”
“You may look unappreciatingly on the moments that we have shared,
Or for granted taken my efforts to make you feel desired and adored.
You may even find someone else to walk love's journey with
But none will compare to me. Rest assured.!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“You may look upon some providences once and again, and see little or nothing in them, but look "seven times," that is, meditate often upon them, and you will see their increasing glory, like that increasing cloud (1 Kings 18:44).”
Source: The Mystery of Providence
“You may lose a partner, a friend,
But you must never lose yourself.
You may miss the next train, or trend,
And yet it won't put you on the shelf.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Without carrying a heavy load.
You may not find a wizard at last,
Stilll you may learn from the past.”
Source: A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job
“You may lose again and again... and again because you always think of success, but you can have success because you never think of it but concentrating your right work only.”
“You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.”
“You may lose it all and fall, but in the midst of your recession never lose your Passion.”
“You may lose paradise, but gain heaven when you rise up and repent. The success that comes after a temporal failure is an amazing spectacular!”
Source: Daily Drive 365
“You may lose people you love. You may lose things you had.. but no matter what, never lose yourself.”
“You may lose your friendship with many people, but you always have to keep your friendship with God, yourself and your spouse.”
“You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like.”
“You may love, honor, and care for her, but someone else is doing what she needs.”
Source: LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
“You may make love in dancing as well as sitting.”
Source: The Rover: The Feigned Courtesans ; The Lucky Chance ; The Emperor of the Moon