Horrid Quotes (page 2)

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• value
• mindfulness
• mind

But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind? Charles Darwin

• peace
• hand
• power

The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defence. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some... Thomas Paine

• worst
• things
• thing

Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst. Jane Austen

• thinking
• moments
• become

The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, or something horrid Oscar Wilde

• good
• thinking
• forever

The first sequel thing I wrote was this 'Forever Dawn' thing that will never get out, because it's horrid. But it's a really good outline for 'Breaking Dawn' - it's very similar. I knew what I was doing, which is good, because I think if I hadn't, there might have been a lot of pressure. Stephenie Meyer

• smirk

It is horrid to smirk. Helen Fielding

• thinking
• good
• moments

Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret. Mary McCarthy

• world
• wellness
• worldly

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. Thomas Paine

• best
• time
• great

You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous. Paul Tsongas

• house
• wild
• hang over

The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild. Wilkie Collins

• kindness
• speaking
• ifs

If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? Thomas Carlyle

• soul
• world
• appearance

The souls you have got cast upon the screen of publicity appear like the horrid and writhing creatures enlarged from the insect world, and revealed to us by the cinematograph. James Larkin

• cadet
• courses
• met

I met Richard Burton, an RAF cadet on a two-term course. I would have flirted more enthusiastically if it had not been for the horrid boils on the back of his neck. Nina Bawden

• money
• charming
• thing

Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. Henry James