(12 quotes found)
“Piety requires us to renounce no ways of life where we can act reasonably, and offers what we do to the glory of God.”
William Law
“To live... in any sense of the word... is to reject others; to accept them, one must renounce, do oneself violence.”
Emile M. Cioran
“The very fact that members (of the Legislature) have renounced taking the unvouchered expenses ... leaves me with the impression that these protests are real, the pressure the lawmakers are feeling is real.”
David Taylor
“I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.”
David Mallet
“When those who were followed shall renounce those who followed (them), and they see the chastisement and their ties are cut asunder.”
quran
“It is as well correct to state that 'against the background ofthe policy of peaceful reunification PRC has not renounced the use of force.' It is as well correct to state that 'China's ability toproject conventional military power beyond its periphery remains limited,'”
Helmut Schmidt
“So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.”
William of Baskerville
“They did everything they could to make her renounce her position,”
Pierre Pettigrew
“I have renounced my desires; I have renounced them. I have renounced them; meeting the Guru, I have renounced them.”
Atharva Veda
“The situation in the Taiwan Strait seems calm at the moment, but Communist China has never publicly renounced the use of force against Taiwan,”
Chen Shui-bian
