Save Quotes
|
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. (KJV)
|
More Save Quotes
The mariner of old said to Neptune in a great tempest, "O God! thou mayest save me if thou wilt, and if thou wilt thou mayest destroy me; but whether or no, I will steer my rudder true."
Michel de Montaigne— Book II, ch. 16. Of Glory
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
jesus christ— The Gospel of Matthew 13:57 (KJV).
One of the great tests of a band, of course, was its manner of playing "God save the King." ... The English did it with effortless superiority, as though to say "We have frequently played this air in the presence of the King-Emperor and have reason to believe that he was perfectly satisfied." The American band gave an impression that every man was treacherously muttering the words of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" into his instrument; which was, of course, intolerable. I have probably misjudged this band, for like most children I was a patriotic bigot.
Robertson Davies— I Remember Creatore (1948) Reminiscences on Giuseppe Creatore and his band
Sentences can save us. Who could ask for anything more?
stanley fish— Epilogue, p. 160
He ordered us to stand fast and save Stalingrad. So we knew then that it was 'do or die.' We could not retreat.
vasily chuikov— Quoted in Unconditional Surrender, by Everett Holles (1945, p. 1399)
I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country.
Holmes, Jr., Oliver Wendell— 250 U.S. at 630.
As a brave man goes into fire or flood or pestilence to save a human life, so a generous mind follows after truth and love, and is not frightened from the pursuit by danger or toil or obloquy.
john lancaster spalding— p. 227 (Aphorisms and Reflections (1901))
A rational anarchist believes that concepts such as " state " and " society " and " government " have no existence save as physically exemplified in the acts of self - responsible individuals . He believes that it is impossible to shift blame, share blame, distribute blame … as blame, guilt , responsibility are matters taking place inside human beings singly and nowhere else. But being rational, he knows that not all individuals hold his evaluations, so he tries to live perfectly in an imperfect world … aware that his effort will be less than perfect yet undismayed by self-knowledge of self- failure .
robert a. heinlein— In The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
Beauty would save the world.
fyodor dostoevsky— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot (1868), Part 3, Chapter 5.
Ptolemy... against the champions of this or that cosmology of the heavens... had dared to claim that it is legitimate to interpret the facts of astronomy by the simplest geometrical scheme which will 'save the phenomena,' no matter whose metaphysics might be upset. His conception of the physical structure of the earth, however, prevented him from carrying through in earnest this principle of relativity, as his objections to the hypothesis that the earth moves amply show.
ptolemy— Edwin Arthur Burtt, The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science (1924)
England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example. 653
— 1805 Replying to a toast in which he had been described as the saviour of his country in the wars with France. Quoted in R Coupland War Speeches ofWilliam Pitt (1915).
Christ by His intercession is able to save thee beyond the horizon and largest compass of thy thoughts, even to the utmost. In danger Christ lashes us to Himself, as Alpine guides do when there is perilous ice to get over.
alexander maclaren— P. 88. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
A rational anarchist believes that concepts such as "state" and "society" and "government" have no existence save as physically exemplified in the acts of self-responsible individuals. He believes that it is impossible to shift blame, share blame, distribute blame … as blame, guilt, responsibility are matters taking place inside human beings singly and nowhere else. But being rational, he knows that not all individuals hold his evaluations, so he tries to live perfectly in an imperfect world … aware that his effort will be less than perfect yet undismayed by self-knowledge of self-failure.
robert a. heinlein— In The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
Lifeless in appearance, sluggish dazed spring approaches — They enter the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all save that they enter. All about them The cold, familiar wind — Now the grass, tomorrow the stiff curl of wildcarrot leaf One by one objects are defined — It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf But now the stark dignity of entrance — Still, the profound change has come upon them: rooted, they grip down and begin to awaken.
william carlos williams— "Spring and All"
“You are the oaken staff I lean on,” Taran said. “More than that.” He laughed. “You are the whole sturdy tree, and a true warrior.” Coll, instead of beaming, looked wryly at him. “Do you mean to honor me?” he asked. “Then say, rather, I am a true grower of turnips, and a gatherer of apples. No warrior whatever, save that I am needed thus for a while. My garden longs for me as much as I long for it.”
lloyd alexander— Chapter 9 (Book V : The High King (1968))
Here in the UK, we've now got an evangelical television channel - it's the kind of thing that will be very familiar to everyone in the United States, especially if you've ever turned on your TV set on a Sunday morning, and seen one holy man after another, urging you to send money so that Jesus can buy a new cadillac. Apparently, Jesus can't save the world until he's been properly kitted out with a million-dollar mansion, and a private jet - some small print in the Gospels that we must have missed.
pat condell— YouTube video (April 25, 2007; from YouTube)
What is any political campaign save a concerted effort to turn out a set of politicians who are admittedly bad and put in a set who are thought to be better. The former assumption, I believe is always sound; the latter is just as certainly false. For if experience teaches us anything at all it teaches us this: that a good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
h. l. mencken— Prejudices, Fourth Series (1924)
It is the will of God, and we must submit; but I call my God to witness that I have done all that in me lay to save the city, utterly desperate as I knew the attempt to be. When I took in hand the defence of these oppressed Christians, I made an alliance with the mightiest of all Potentates the God of Hosts, who is able to save us, if He choose.
william the silent— William to his brother Louis at the Siege of Harlem, 1573, as quoted in William the Silent (1902) by Frederic Harrison, p. 68
For I had expected always Some brightness to hold in trust , Some final innocence To save from dust
stephen spender— "What I Expected Was" (l. 25–28). . .
Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence, and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs, as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil .
robert anton wilson— Cosmic Trigger II : Down to Earth (1991)
Oh! too convincing dangerously dear In woman's eye the unanswerable tear! That weapon of her weakness she can wield, To save, subdue at once her spear and shield.
lord byron— Corsair, Canto II, Stanza 15.
It is a place where many, many things happened since the 12th Century. A place of knowledge... a place that tells us a lot about how great the African people were and continue to be. We need to save Timbuktu.
— The head of the mission to rebuild Timbuktu, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, quoted on BBC News, "Timbuktu damage to Mali historic sites 'underestimated'", June 11, 2013.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
Michel de Montaigne— Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Of Solitude.
We did not flinch but gave our lives to save Greece when her fate hung on a razor's edge.
— From the Cenotaph at the Isthmos
The Cross! There, and there only (though the deist rave, And atheist, if Earth bears so base a slave); There and there only, is the power to save.
william cowper— William Cowper, The Progress of Error, line 613.
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
marian wright edelman—
save that from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r The moping owl does to the moon complain.
thomas gray— St. 3. (Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1750))
Far from all resort of mirth, save the cricket on the hearth.
john milton— John Milton, Il Penseroso (1631), line 81.
