Quotes of Foreboding - somelinesforyou

“ When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ”

- Jonathan Swift

“ Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. ”

- Niels Bohr

“ Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose. - What Is Literature? ”

- Charles Du Bos

“ The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, The children are now working as if I did not exist. ”

- Maria Montessori

“ In Tulsa, restaurants have signs that say, 'Sorry, we're open.'. ”

- Roseanne Barr

“ Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness — an open and noble temper. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank. ”

- Woody Allen

“ A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed — I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. ”

- Georges Clemenceau

“ No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. ”

- Florida Scott Maxwell

“ There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country. ”

- Joseph Addison

“ The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. ”

- Bill Watterson

“ Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause. ”

- Homer

“ Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, "Make me feel important." Never forget this message when working with people. ”

- Mary Kay

“ Once I sign this law,... Alabamians can be assured they will have the strongest private property protections in America. ”

- Bob Riley

“ We are living in truly historic times,... We are giving a positive sign and strong commitment that we are ready to take a step forward in our cooperation. ”

- Boris Trajkovski

“ Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. ”

- Bible

“ Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. ”

- Anatole France

“ The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. ”

- Marya Mannes

“ And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. ”

- Bible

“ Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth. ”

- Charles Ives

“ When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they "don't understand" one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to. ”

- Helen Rowland

“ This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions, and other signs of appreciation. ”

- Robert Benchley

“ Is there no hope?" the sick man said, The silent doctor shook his head, And took his leave with signs of sorrow, Despairing of his fee to-morrow. ”

- John Gay

“ The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows signs of doing so, some lawyer objects. ”

- Unknown

“ Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his work. ”

- Anatole France

“ Our president has always said it was his intention to sign the world's best players - and he believes it makes good business sense. ”

- Luis Figo

“ The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. ”

- Alexander Pope

“ He dies, and makes no sign. - King Henry VI. Part II. Act iii. Sc. 3. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ When teachers sign on to teach they expect a lot of things, but they don't expect that, and the fears that they must have had. ”

- Laura Bush
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