Pastoral Resources

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.

Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery.

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.

And it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that Labour will need to make at the national level too.

When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.

The decision, therefore, lies here in the East; here must the Russian enemy, this people numbering two hundred million Russians, be destroyed on the battle field and person by person, and made to bleed to death .

Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.

While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.

Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.

Strength lies not in defence but in attack.

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.

The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.