Quotes of Nigh - somelinesforyou

“ Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh. ”

- Robert Bolt

“ Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. ”

- William James

“ The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself. ”

- Bernard Baruch

“ The watchful mother tarries nigh, though sleep has closed her infants eyes. ”

- John Keble

“ Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of learning, freedom and truth, without a thought for the interests of his country, and measuring everything in terms of his own profit and desires. ”

- Desiderius Erasmus
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