Occasions Quotes - Page 19

• The frequency with which a man experiences lust depends upon his own physical condition, whereas the occasion which rouse such feelings in him depend upon the social conventions to which he is accustomed

  Bertrand Russell

  Men, Feelings, Lust

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Marriage and Morals”, p.71, Routledge

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• It is unavoidable that if we learn more about a great man's life, we shall also hear of occasions on which he has done no better than we, and has in fact come nearer to us as a human being.

  Sigmund Freud

  Greatness, Men, Done

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• Once you accept the power of spine in the creative act, you will become much more efficient in your creativity. You will still get lost on occasion, but having a spine will anchor you.

  Twyla Tharp

  Creativity, Power, Anchors

  Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster

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• Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind.

  Abraham Cowley

  Past, Opportunity, Fortune

  Abraham Cowley (1967). “The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Abraham Cowley”

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• History is on every occasion the record of that which one age finds worthy of note in another.

  Jacob Burckhardt

  Society, Age, Records

  Jacob Burckhardt (1964). “Force and Freedom: Reflections on History”, New York : Pantheon Books

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• The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy.

  Peggy Noonan

  Funeral, Faces, Nervous

  Peggy Noonan (1990). “What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era”, Random House (NY)

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• One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance.

  Geoffrey Chaucer

  Use, Temperance, Temperament

  Geoffrey Chaucer (2006). “The Canterbury Tales”, p.451, Bantam Classics

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• The vice named surrealism is the immoderate and impassioned use of the stupefacient image or rather of the uncontrolled provocation of the image for its own sake and for the element of unpredictable perturbation and of metamorphosis which it introduces into the domain of representation; for each image on each occasion forces you to revise the entire Universe.

  Louis Aragon

  Vices, Use, Elements

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• It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for their ignoble ones. For nobility is an occasion for pride, the most treacherous of sentiments.

  Daniel Patrick Moynihan

  Pride, Suffering, Quality

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• To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might not be burnt.

  Thomas Secker

  Fire, Temptation, Might

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• God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted in any civil state; which enforced uniformity (sooner or later) is the greatest occasion of civil war, ravishing of conscience, persecution of Christ Jesus in his servants, and of the hypocrisy and destruction of millions of souls.

  Roger Williams

  Jesus, War, Civilization

  Roger Williams, John Cotton, John Murton (1848). “The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed: And Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered”, p.2

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• We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own fate. On the rare occasions that it happens, we feel a sense of exhilaration.

  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  Fate, Destiny, Rare Occasion

  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2001). “Flow: the psychology of optimal experience”

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• On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods.

  Polybius

  Events, Causes, Should

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• He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who knows the limits of his anger.

  Chanakya

  Men, Limits, Speak

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• The previous generation, such as Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, lost to Australia on many occasions.

  Andrew Strauss

  Australia, Generations, Hussain

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• I don't think we really measured the enormity of the whole occasion. I'm very, very surprised. We never expected it. When I set out in May we didn't realise how big this was. Only now have we realised the importance of this. [on the 2005 Ashes win

  Duncan Fletcher

  Winning, Thinking, Ashes

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• Chi-Os were ideal partners for all occasions. They were discrete, desirable, tactful, polite, and fun... Every mom dreamed of her son coming home with a Chi Omega, a woman's woman.

  David Letterman

  Mom, Fun, Home

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• We must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely the occasions and not the cause of disaster.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Judging, Causes

  Theodore Roosevelt (1901). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”

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• The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show themselves unfriendly, ungrateful, and troublesome to us.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Ungrateful, Taste, Degrees

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• Ultimate peace begins within; when we find peace within there will be no more conflict, no more occasion for war. If this is the peace you seek, purify your body by sensible living habits, purify your mind by expelling all negative thoughts, purify your motives by casting out any ideas of greed or self-striving and by seeking to serve you fellow human beings, purify your desires by eliminating all wishes for material possessions or
  self-glorification and by desiring to know and do God's will for you. Inspire others to do likewise.

  Peace Pilgrim

  War, Self, Ideas

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• In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man ... [T]here is no occasion at all for pitying Mrs. Gaon. ... Saints are happy in their suffering, and noble souls find their happiness in sacrificing themselves for these sufferers.

  Solomon Schechter

  Husband, Father, Sacrifice

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• As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Courage, Morning, Mean

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• In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.

  Nathanael Emmons

  Order, Moral, Argument

  Nathanael Emmons (1842). “The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D.: With a Memoir of His Life [written by Himself]”, p.496

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• Fighting has taught me that the caterpillar takes a while to turn into a majestic butterfly! Patience, hard work, dedication, never giving up, rising to the occasion and fighting through adversity will make you a champion; if there a will there's a way! Set your sails now but the ocean is very rough and treacherous however if you keep going you will get there.

  Jesse Taylor

  Giving Up, Ocean, Hard Work

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• There are situations where you can either rise to the occasion or you can feel sorry for yourself. Really that's within your own abilities to make that decision.

  Frank Mir

  Sorry, Mma, Decision

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