Best weak & firsts Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“I believe that a country's first duty is to set its own house in order; and having set its own house in order, it can contribute better to the community of the world. Instead of being a weak link, it should be a strong link.”

Source: Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions

“The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.”

Firsts Shows Light Eye Sun Weak Sight Distance Clouds Harm Rising Globes Sunrise Beam Hasty Sun Rise

Book:The poetical works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham

Source: The poetical works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham

“Appearances are nothing.... And first of all they should not be feared, they are only dangerous to the weak.”

Should Firsts Dangerous Weak Appearance

Author:Georges Bernanos

“If you are often deceived by those around you, you may be sure that you deserve to be deceived; and that instead of railing at the general falseness of mankind, you have first to pronounce judgment on your own jealous tyranny, or on your own weak credulity.”

Ifs Firsts May Mankind Judgment Deserve Weak Tyranny Deception Jealous Deceived Credulity Falseness

Book:Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd

Source: Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd

“There are circumstances of peculiar difficulty and danger, where a mediocrity of talent is the most fatal quantum that a man can possibly possess. Had Charles the First and Louis the Sixteenth been more wise or more weak, more firm or more yielding, in either case they had both of them saved their heads.”

Men Firsts Cases Wise Talent Danger Circumstances Weak Difficulty Saved Firm Peculiar Mediocrity Quantum

Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

“This is the power of the powerful to define, to structure, to say, 'This is the way the world works.' It's enormous power. Among the powers of the weak, I think the first one is the power not to believe the powerful.”

Thinking World Way Firsts Believe Powerful Power Weak Structure Enormous Working It

Author:Elizabeth Janeway

“Old Age, a second child, by nature curst With more and greater evils than the first, Weak, sickly, full of pains: in ev'ry breath Railing at life, and yet afraid of death.”

Firsts Children Age Pain Evil Greater Weak Breaths Old Age Afraid Of Death

Author:Charles Churchill

“Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find,Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind?First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess,Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less!Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are madeTaller or stronger than the weeds they shade?Or ask of yonder argent fields above,Why Jove's Satellites are less than Jove?”

Ifs Men Firsts Littles Reason Earth Form Mother Asks Fields Weak Harder Stronger Blind Weed Shade Oaks Mother Earth Satellites Presumptuous

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)

“The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I was weak all the time. I didn't know who I was.”

Knows Years Firsts Worst Weak Isolated Sober Immune Immune System

Author:Corey Taylor

“Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevented a lot of people who knew that the war was not going to turn out well for Germany from giving up.”

People Giving Firsts Wells War States Order Turns Giving Up Weak Police Prison Germany Execution Police State Summary

Author:Rick Atkinson

“If a beach-head of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved. All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”

“Faith exists when absolute confidence in that which we cannot see combines with action that is in absolute conformity to the will of our Heavenly Father. Without all three--first, absolute confidence; second, action; and third, absolute conformity--without these three all we have is a counterfeit, a weak and watered-down faith.”

Firsts Action Three Father Weak Thirds Absolutes Heavenly Conformity Heavenly Father Counterfeit

Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Humanity from the first has had its vultures and sharks, and representatives of the fraternity who prey upon mankind may be expected no less in America than elsewhere. That this virulence breaks out most readily and commonly against colored persons in this country, is due of course to the fact that they are, generally speaking, weak and can be imposed upon with impunity. Bullies are always cowards at heart.”

Source: The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters

“...when we are going through the aftereffects of a bad jolt in loss of money or pride--and both are closely connected--we should get off to ourselves, make an honest appraisal of our shortcomings, and try to find our weak spots and bolster them up before starting in again. First on the program we should figure out a plan to eat. The money we have lost is a small matter; if we can keep our pride and strong faith in ourselves the battle ahead is half won before we start.”

Ifs Should Trying Firsts Matter Lost Strong Loss Half Plans Honest Figures Failure Pride Battle Program Weak Perseverance Starting Connected Spots Shortcomings Appraisal Strong Faith Weak Spots

Author:Sue Sanders

“The weak and misbegotten shall perish: first principle of our brotherly love. And they shall be given every assistance.”

Firsts Given Principles Weakness Weak Assistance Fellowship Brotherly Brotherly Love

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. What I see in my country, progressively over these years, is that the rich have got richer, the poor have got poorer. The rich have become indifferent through a philosophy of greed, and the poorer have become hopeless because they're not properly cared for. That's actually something that is happening in many Western societies. Your own, I am told, is not free from it.”

Years Firsts Country Philosophy Care Poor Rich Protect Happenings Weak Western Greed Definitions Take Care Decent Hopeless Loser Indifferent Western Society

Author:John le Carre

“I acknowledge Thee, Lord of heaven and earth, and praise Thee for my first rudiments of being, and my infancy, whereof I remember nothing; for Thou hast appointed that man should from others guess much as to himself; and believe much on the strength of weak females.”

Men Should Firsts Believe Earth Remember Heaven Lord Female Weak Praise Thee Acknowledge Infancy Heaven And Earth

Book:Saint Augustine of Hippo Collection [50 Books]

Source: Saint Augustine of Hippo Collection [50 Books]

“The first step to get this noble and manly steadiness, is... carefully keep children from frights of all kinds, when they are young. ...Instances of such who in a weak timorous mind, have borne, all their whole lives through, the effects of a fright when they were young, are every where to be seen, and therefore as much as may be to be prevented.”

Mind Firsts Kind May Children Whole Young Steps Effects Weak Noble Whole Life All Kinds Instance First Steps Manly Fright Steadiness

Book:The works of John Locke ...

Source: The works of John Locke ...

“No one wants to say they hate their own body. Many are scared that if they confide in others then people will look down on them. This is wrong. It's not weak to talk about it. On the contrary. It's the same with alcoholics and drug addicts - you have to be honest with yourself first. When you have accepted the negatives you can then focus on the positives, like, I have nice hair, nice eyes, great cheekbones.”

“The Lord wants us to have a threefold confidence. First, we are to be confident that He loves us in our weakness. Second, we are to be confident that He esteems our weak love for Him as genuine.Third, we are to be confident that He still entrusts us with the calling that He originally gave us.”

Want Firsts Stills Lord Calling Weakness Weak Thirds Genuine Esteem Want U Be Confident Weak Love

Author:Mike Bickle

“If you want to call a man to account, don't do it when he is weak; call him to account when he is strong! Cowards choose the first way and the valiant choose the second way.”

Ifs Men Way Want Firsts Strong Weak Accounts Coward Valiant

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Contact lenses are for vain, weak-willed piglets who swan around showing off: 'Look everybody, I can see without spectacles. No one at first glance will ever assume I know how to surf the net.'”

Knows Firsts Looks I Can Know How Weak Assuming Contact Vain Glances Lenses Showing Off Surf Swans Spectacles Piglet Contact Lenses

Author:Greg Proops

“Thinking of this University [Ambedkar University] today, we are reminded of Mahatma Gandhi because if there was anyone who fought for the weak in India, the first one to raise his voice for Scheduled Castes, that was Gandhiji. There were social workers before him but not any people who raised this matter in the political arena as he did.”

Source: Selected Speeches and Writings: January 1989 to November 1989

“No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It'll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).”

Should Firsts Matter Dream Saws Tough Weak Motivated Rescue Keep You Motivated

Author:Jack Ma

“There's an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates and the truth of the matter is the weak and feckless policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East and all the while, all we do is fold our arms and say we're not having talks anymore.”

Years Firsts Matter Moving Dies Middle Policy Arms Bears Years Ago Weak Clinton East Russia Barack Middle East Aggression Folds Awakened Georgia Crimea Feckless Old Proverb

Author:Mike Pence

“Protecting the weak is the first step to enlightenment and being truly civilized.”

Firsts Steps Enlightenment Weak Civilized First Steps

Author:Gary Yourofsky

“More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first response is that if you cannot trust a party on the value of defending human life, how can you trust it on issues like marginal tax rates?”

Ifs Firsts Humans Political Values Party Issues Politician Republican Taxes Gains Weak Response Rate Human Life Abandon Republican Party Pro Life Stance Analysts

Author:Gary Bauer

“What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.”

Firsts Art Artist Imagination Industry Weak Thirds Tenderness Sensibility Great Artist

Author:Salman Rushdie

“Xenophobia manifests itself especially against civilizations and cultures that are weak because they lack economic resources, means of subsistence or land. So nomadic people are the first targets of this kind of aggression.”

People Firsts Kind Mean Culture Economic Land Civilization Resources Weak Target Aggression Xenophobia Subsistence Nomadic Economic Resources

Author:Antonio Tabucchi

“Her Majesty's government is engaging not merely in Orwellian Newspeak but in self-defeating Orwellian Newspeak. The broader message it sends is that ours is a weak culture so unconfident and insecure that if you bomb us and kill us our first urge is to find a way to flatter and apologize to you.”

Ifs Way Firsts Self Government Culture Messages Weak Bombs Urges Apologizing Insecure Engaging Majesty Orwellian

Author:Mark Steyn

“An enemy, Ender Wiggin," whispered the old man. "I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on I am your teacher.”

Men Firsts Shows Games Strong Can Do Enemy Teach Teacher Weak Conquer Old Man Where You Are Smarter Ender Rules Of The Game Enders Game Ender Wiggin

Author:Orson Scott Card

“A girl is like a young tree, she said. You must stand tall and listen to your mother standing next to you. That is the only way to grow strong and straight. But if you bend to listen to other people, you will grow crooked and weak. You will fall to the ground with the first strong wind. And then you will be like a weed, growing wild in any direction, running along the ground until someone pulls you out and throws you away.”

People Ifs Way Firsts Said Running Young Mother Fall Girl Next Strong Grows Growing Tree Wind Standing Weak Tall Weed Crooked Strong Winds Joy Luck Club

Book:The Joy Luck Club

Source: The Joy Luck Club

“So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak sense of Pascal's wager. But on second thoughts it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies. There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”

“After the first establishment of identity there comes the imperative need to lose this new-found sense of separateness and to belong to something larger and more powerful than the weak, lonely self. The sense of moral isolation is intolerable to us.”

Needs Firsts Self Found Loses Powerful Moral Identity Lonely Weak Isolation Establishment Imperatives Separateness

Book:The mortgaged heart

Source: The mortgaged heart

“Emma dropped the paper. Her first impression was of a weak feeling in her stomach and in her knees; then of blind guilt, of unreality, of coldness, of fear; then she wished that it were already the next day. Immediately afterwards she realized that that wish was futile because the death of her father was the only thing that had happened in the world, and it would go on happening endlessly.”

Source: Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings

“For the first time I could remember, I felt weak, woozy and stupid— like a human-being. Like a very small and helpless human-being.”

Firsts Humans Remember Felt Human Beings Stupid First Time Weak Helpless

Author:Jeff Lindsay

“Sometimes our strengths are also our weaknesses. Sometimes to be strong you have to first be weak. You have to share your burdens; you have to lean on other people while you face your problems and yourself.”

People Firsts Sometimes Problem Faces Strong Share Weakness Weak Burden

Book:The Christmas Sweater

Source: The Christmas Sweater

“We are born haunted, he said, his voice weak, but still clear. Haunted by our fathers and mothers and daughters, and by people we don't remember. We are haunted by otherness, by the path not taken, by the life unlived. We are haunted by the changing winds and the ebbing tides of history. And even as our own flame burns brightest, we are haunted by the embers of the first dying fire. But mostly, said Lord Jim, we are haunted by ourselves.”

People Firsts Said Stills Remember Mother Father Voice Born Lord Path Taken Clear Fire Dying Wind Daughter Weak Flames Tides Our Father Mother And Daughter Otherness Embers

Book:West of Here

Source: West of Here

“Some of the memories were not clear - -dim human memories, seen through weak eyes and heard through weak ears: the first time I'd seen his face... the way it felt when he'd held me in the meadow... the sound of his voice through the darkness of my faltering consciousness when he'd save me from James... his face as he waited under a canopy of flowers to marry me... every precious moment on the island... his cold hands touching our baby through my skin.”

“I remember wondering, within a year or two of taking my first my first steps, why only men sat to drink tea and converse, and why women were always busy. I reasoned that men were weak and needed rest.”

Men Years Firsts Two Remember Wonder Steps Needed Drink Weak Busy Tea Sat First Steps Converses

Book:Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

Source: Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

“Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.”

Firsts Weak Instinct Bitter Darling

Book:Along for the Ride

Source: Along for the Ride

“but the real enemy is the cold. It steals up on you quieter than Will, and at first you shiver and your teeth chatter and you stamp your feet and dream of mulled wine and nice hot fires. It burns, it does. Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it. It's easier just to sit down ot go to sleep. They say you don't feel any pain toward the end. First you go weak and drowsy, and everything starts to fade, and then it's like sinking into a sea of warm milk. Peaceful, like.”

Source: A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows

“My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.”

Firsts Care Protect Weak Definitions Take Care Decent Loser

Author:John le Carre

“Sparta must be regarded as the first völkisch state. The exposure of the sick, weak, deformed children, in short, their destruction, was more decent and in truth a thousand times more human than the wretched insanity of our day which preserves the most pathological subject.”

Firsts Humans Children States Subjects Thousand Weak Destruction Sick Preserves Insanity Decent Exposure Wretched Sparta

Author:Adolf Hitler

“You went out with a girl at first because the sheer sight of her made you weak in the knees. You fell in love and were desperate not to let her get away. And yet the more you thought about her, the less you knew who she was. The hope was that love transcended all differences. That was the hope.”

Firsts Made Girl Differences Weak Sight Knees Desperate Get Away Sheer Weak In The Knees

Book:The Marriage Plot: A Novel

Source: The Marriage Plot: A Novel

“There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.”

“Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear rather than too much. Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. Christian should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong.”

“You have to learn humility. First of all you have to be humble people. Unless and until you have a large heart you can never humble down. You have to be an extremely humble person. Humility doesn't mean that you bow to a person who is dominating, it never means that. But it means a strength within you. The person who is weak can never be humble.”

People Love Firsts Heart Mean Persons Wisdom Spirit Meditation Humility Yoga Weak Humble Wellness Bows Within You Be Humble Dominating Strength Within Humble Person

Author:Nirmala Srivastava

“Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of the people but, at last has become the people's master. We have stood by like timid sheep while the wolf killed - first the weak, then the strays, then those on the outer edges of the flock, until at last the entire flock belonged to the wolf.”

People Knows Giving Firsts Government Lasts Liberty Masters Weak Notion Lips Edges Servant Sheep Flocks Lip Service

Author:Gerry Spence

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