#convenience

Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand it back until a certain time to come, he certainly may take a compensation for this inconvenience which he admits against himself. ↗

— William Petty

#back #certain #certain time #certainly #come

Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#challenge #check #christians #commitment #convenience

Let us agree that we are marrying so we can go on quarreling in the greatest comfort and convenience. Oh, please, Althea, look at me. Do say yes. ↗

— Patrice Kindl

#althea-crawley #arguing #comfort #convenience #engagement

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals. ↗

— William James

#business #cannot #convenience #does #exclusively

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. ↗

— Coretta Scott King

#believe #cannot #convenience #deny #group

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#inevitably #integrity #lack #trip #up

When we have to change an opinion about any one, we charge heavily to his account the inconvenience he thereby causes us. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#inconvenience #opinions #people #change

We're not children here. The law is-how should I put it? A convenience. Or a convenience for some people, and an inconvenience for other people. ↗

— Paul Castellano

#convenience #here #i #inconvenience #law

The truth of the matter was that I made myself disappear. I never liked being a Judge, so I just decided to start over. Sorry to inconvenience anyone. ↗

— Joseph Force Crater

#being #decided #disappear #i #inconvenience

A lengthy and painful discussion followed. It lasted through tea and dinner. It was revealed to Lady Beatrice that, though she had been sincerely mourned when Mamma had been under the impression she was dead, her unexpected return to life was something more than inconvenient. Had she never considered the disgrace she would inflict upon her family by returning, after all that had happened to her? What were all Aunt Harriet's neighbors to think? ↗

— Kage Baker

#propriety #family