(36 quotes found)
“Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue”
Confucius
“In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.”
William McKinley
“The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution.”
Byron R. White
“A good friend is my nearest relation.”
Thomas Fuller
“Well, between Scotch and nothin', I suppose I'd take Scotch. It's the nearest thing to good moonshine I can find.”
William Faulkner
“The nearest to me are the abstinent, whoever they are, wherever they are”
Muhammad
“Do the work that's nearest, / Though it's dull at whiles, / Helping, when we meet them,/ Lame dogs over stiles.”
Charles Kingsley
“I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.”
Cato The Elder
“In a Sea Rescue Emergency call 082911. The operator will put you in direct contact with the nearest sea rescue control centre to where the emergency is taking place.”
Craig Lambinon
“I told the kids, let's kill the snake that's nearest to us, the Five Star, but let's not make it more than it is. We want to beat Spruce Creek, but it's not quite the grudge match that you'd think it is. It's just a pride thing.”
Clark Walker
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