(230 quotes found)
“In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.”
William Osler
“Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion”
The Talmud
“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.”
William Blake
“The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.”
“Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad Habits. Who is rich? He that rejoices in his Portion.”
Benjamin Franklin
“And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.”
Bible
“The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it's only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse. If you go to Bosnia or Somalia or Peru or much of the third-world then it appears that the apocalypse has already arrived.”
Terence McKenna
“It's a longstanding tradition to have the children's portion of activities in the afternoon.”
Ann Frescura
“They're a very small portion, at best a couple of percent, in a global market of millions of handsets, which would indicate that the demand isn't there either ... People seem to be happy to communicate with voice and SMS,”
Andy Brown
“No one should have to pay more than his or her portion of fault.”
Allen Douglas
