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“You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded”
Source: Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production
“You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.”
Source: Power Through Constructive Thinking
“You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again, work is the answer. The Lord has given us a key by which we can overcome discouragement: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."”
Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“You must not always believe me
when I say I will love you
untill eternity
because love just
like weather
does not last forever
and you must not ask too many questions
because if there is no answer
I will be tempted to lie.”
“You must not be a seller if not a buyer in a massive down-turn.”
“You must not be afraid of playing wrong notes. Just forget it, play it wrong! But play!”
“You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for a comedian. It increases the tension in a good way and adds contrast like a curveball complements the fastball of a good pitcher.”
Source: Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy
“You must not be discouraged or let yourself become dejected if your actions have not succeeded as perfectly as you intended. What do you expect? We are made of clay and not every soil
yields the fruits expected by the one who tills it. But let us always humble ourselves and acknowledge that we are nothing if we lack the Divine assistance.”
“You must not be unkind, especially when it happens that you're right.”
“You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.”
Source: Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories: Winesburg, Ohio / The Triumph of the Egg / Horses and Men / Death in the Woods / Uncollected Stories (Library of America #235)
“You must not begin to fret about the successes of cheap people. After all, what have they to do with you?”
Source: The Best of Willa Cather
“You must not believe anyone in the search for truth; you have to find out for yourself. But although you are on your own, help will come when it is really needed.”
“You must not blame us scientists for the use which war technicians have put our discoveries.”
“You must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act.”
“you must not come lightly to the blank page.”
Source: On Writing
“You must not contrast too strongly the hours of courtship with the years of possession.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches
“You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.”
“You must not deprive the colonies of their right to make laws for themselves. Parliament should only make laws necessary for the empire as a whole.”
“You must not do, you must not even try to do, the will of the Father unless you are prepared to 'know of the doctrine'.”
Source: Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
“You must not ever stop being whimsical.”
Source: Upstream: Selected Essays
“You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”
Source: Blue Pastures
“You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must ask a lot. Only from oneself has one the right to ask everything and anything. This way it's up to you - your own choices - what you get from others remains a present, a gift.”
“You must not fall. / When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. / You must not force yourself to stay steady. You must move forward.”
Source: On the High Wire
“You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.”
“You must not fear that clutching at your dreams will shatter them so they run through your fingers like sand. That way lies a life spent in yearning. But yearning is only a season of dreaming, for dreams, if nurtured, become strong.”
Source: The Bone Dragon
“You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true that creation comes from an overflow, so you have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you into experience and into writing.”
“You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.”
“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.”
“You must not fight. Do no harm to anyone. Do right always.”
“You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.”
“You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the doors to the mysteries of the universe.”
“You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself.”
“You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.”
Source: East of Eden
“You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong.”
“You must not fret. There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.”
Source: A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman
“You must not give up in the middle of the journey. May you have grace to travel onward.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.”
“You must not have carnal relations with this elf, Drusilla.”
Source: Frenchman Street
“You must not hesitate," I informed her. "You must walk through like one of the Folk, who simply ignore the impossible until it ceases to be so.”
Source: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
“You must not hide the gifts God has given, but use them in his service”
“You must not imagine that Papa or I have the least notion of compelling you to marry anyone whom you hold in aversion, for I am sure that such a thing would be quite shocking! And Charles would not do so either, would you, dear Charles?”(Elizabeth Ombersley) “No, certainly not. But neither would I consent to her marriage with any such frippery fellow as Augustus Fawnhope!” “Augustus,” announced Cecilia, putting up her chin, “will be remembered long after you have sunk into oblivion!” “By his creditors? I don’t doubt it.”
“You must not inflict life on someone who will be resented.”
Source: Crooked Little Heart: A Novel
“You must not judge hastily or vulgarly of Snobs: to do so shows that you are yourself a Snob.”
Source: The Book of Snobs
“You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.”
Source: The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
“You must not judge. You never know travel path of every man.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“You Must not keep the light for yourself, but share it with others to come.”
“You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin , or even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Walt Whitman (Illustrated)
“You must not lean on a tree on Sabbath, if the tree might be dependent on you for support.”
“You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.”
“You must not let hatred destroy you. You will lose your soul.”