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Troubling Quotes (page 33)

Though the ancient poet in Plutarch tells us we must not trouble the gods with our affairs because they take no heed of our angers and disputes, we can never enough decry the disorderly sallies of our minds. Michel de Montaigne
Arthur Golden quote: "A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course of victory."
A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course of victory. Arthur Golden
All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut. Anne Bronte
«“Everybody is in trouble with my dad. My dad only sort of gets the Internet. My dad started looking up all his old enemies on Facebook. My dad picks big flamewar fights. It’s like my dad just discovered that people can talk about politics without his permission. Facebook is like his new drug, he’s getting all sweaty and manic... Farfalla, is Facebook the work of the Devil? Google is ‘not evil,’ but nobody ever said that Facebook was ‘not evil.’”» Bruce Sterling
And that’s where the whole trouble is,” thought Francie. “We’re too much alike to understand each other because we don’t even understand our own selves. Papa and I were two different persons and we understood each other. Mama understands Neeley because he’s different from her. I wish I was different in the way that Neeley is.” “Then everything’s all right now between us?” Katie asked with a smile. “Of course.” Francie smiled back and kissed her mother’s cheek. But in their secret hearts... Betty Smith
J. K. Rowling quote: "Divination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could..."
Divination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen, never having studied the subject myself. J. K. Rowling
Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it's important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. Shakti Gawain
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? William Shakespeare
Beverly Cleary quote: "That was the trouble with this house. A girl couldn't even..."
That was the trouble with this house. A girl couldn't even carry on a telephone conversation with any privacy Beverly Cleary
Martin Luther quote: "With such and the like fopperies were petty brains troubled."
With such and the like fopperies were petty brains troubled. Martin Luther
Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Do you mind if we make this a no-smoking bench?” There is no “we.” Our votes automatically cancel one another out. What she meant was, “Do you mind if I make this a no-smoking bench? This woman was wearing a pair of sandals, which are always a sure sign of trouble. They looked like the sort of shoes Moses might have worn while he chiseled regulations onto stone tablets. I looked at her sandals and at her rapidly moving arms and I crushed my cigarette. I acted like it was no problem and then I... David Sedaris
Marion Zimmer Bradley quote: "Morgaine laughed and mocked, but when it was a real trouble,..."
Morgaine laughed and mocked, but when it was a real trouble, no one could be kinder. Marion Zimmer Bradley
Tanith Lee quote: "If you run away from trouble, it always follows.'Rather my..."
If you run away from trouble, it always follows.'Rather my impression, too. Though that never stopped me trying. Tanith Lee
Mossy had trouble breathing. He was not convinced the rewards repaid the effort. He took breath in, but after that let it fend for itself. Iain Sinclair

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