#merely

A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

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Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#may #merely #more #perfectly #property

One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#does #link #merely #new #oneself

The present condition of fame is merely fashion. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#fame #fashion #merely #present

Make every thought, every fact, that comes into your mind pay you a profit. Make it work and produce for you. Think of things not as they are but as they might be. Don't merely dream - but create! ↗

— Robert Collier

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Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours. ↗

— Frank Moore Colby

#lose #many #merely #people #seeing

Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say something. ↗

— Frank Crane

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Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled. ↗

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

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Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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