Before one may scare the plain people one must first have a firm understanding of the bugaboos that most facilely alarm them. One must study the schemes that have served to do it in the past, and one must study very carefully the technic of the chief current professionals. - H.L. Mencken
Stand firm on the solid rock! - Lailah Gifty Akita
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
That's why the firm foundation of every land must be morality untarnished which, if destroyed, Rome will fall and founder. - Dániel Berzsenyi
May your faith be firm. - Lailah Gifty Akita
It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray for those who persecute you. (with reference to Matthew 5) - Rob Bell
Peace is not a result inside us from everything around us. Peace is not submissive nor passive. On the contrary, peace is an overwhelming force which comes from within us, disrespectful of everything around us, a firm coalition of spirit and soul standing against all the unrest that abounds. - C. JoyBell C.
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought. - John Kenneth Galbraith
We must stand firm between two kinds of madness: the belief that we can do anything; and the belief that we can do nothing. - Alain
FAITH is not the LAST OPTION left,It is the FIRST REASON to STAND FIRM in what we BELIEVED - Julie Jenifer
Justice suffers when men refuse to stand firm for what is right. If we don’t fight lawlessness, it prevails. If we don’t establish the truth in our nations, truth becomes foreign in the country. God says there is no man when there is nobody who stands for the truth. - Sunday Adelaja
Justice suffers when men refuse to stand firm for what is right. - Sunday Adelaja
The knowledge of faith consists in assurance rather than in comprehension. . . . We add the words sure and firm in order to express a more solid constancy of persuasion. - John Calvin
To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom. - Elbert Hubbard
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. - Fran Lebowitz
The Business of Our Firm is Business"-Donald W. Hudspeth from:"The Business of America is Business"- - Calvin Coolidge
My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed. - Mary Shelley
Stand firm as surefooted as deer. - Lailah Gifty Akita
Christianity is more than just a belief; it is a life of discipline, a firm determination to live a life of prayer and contemplation, a life of self-denial and Christlikeness. - Ramon M. Torres
Stand strong. Stand firm. - Lailah Gifty Akita
for he had acquired, as time went on, the firm conviction that any thought, even the most audacious, that any fiction, even the most insane, can one day materialize and see its fulfillment in space and time. - Stefan Grabiński
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant. - Socrates
just throw away all thoughts ofimaginary things,and stand firm in that which you are. - Kabir
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer. - Abraham Lincoln
Earthly minds, like mud walls, resist the strongest batteries; and though, perhaps, somethimes the force of a clear argument may make some impression, yet they nevertheless stand firm, keep out the enemy, truth, that would captivate or disturbe them. - John Locke
Be firm. Be strong. - Lailah Gifty Akita
is it a big ass firm or a big firm ass? - musa nganga
If you do not stand firm in the faith, you may fall. - Lailah Gifty Akita
Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character. - Clarence Day Jr.
It is in unity that we find strength, in unity we find hope, and in unity we can stand firm as the darkness approaches. Let us stand together – and stand firm – against the many faces of hate. - Nick Lowles
When the purpose of clearly exposing the differences between the Aryan and the Tamil culture, civilization, conduct and creed Thirukkural was written. I am of that firm view. - Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. - Katharine Whitehorn
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. - Confucius
I have a firm belief in such things as, you know, the water, the Earth, the trees and sky. And I'm wondering, it is increasingly difficult to find those elements in nature, because it's nature I believe in rather than some spiritual thing. - Bill Blass
for my grief's so greatThat no supporter but the huge firm earthCan hold it up: here I and sorrows sit;Here is my throne, bid kings come bow to it.(Constance, from King John, Act III, scene 1) - William Shakespeare
D.D.R.C.T. which stands for "Dreams Do Really Come True". Yes, I'm a firm believer about that. I can even stand in a crowd and be an ambassador of Dreams Do Come True Club. - Diana Rose Morcilla
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. - Hyrum Smith
Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. - Oscar Wilde
Roots creep under the ground to make a firm foundation. Shoots seems new and small, but to reach the light they can break through brick walls. - Jane Goodall
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. - Peter Stone
Throughout her life, she held firm to her belief that even the smallest acts of kindness and generosity by the least of us can cause a ripple effect to change the world. , Human Again - Nina Wirk
Its not how strong you are, its how firm your footing is. - Clive Ollies
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. - Thomas Paine
Only dedication to God’s calling can make you say a firm no to everything that is in the way of its fulfillment. - Sunday Adelaja
Make sure you stand firm on the solid rock. - Lailah Gifty Akita
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. - Abraham Lincoln
Stand strong. Stand firm. Stand tall like tower. - Lailah Gifty Akita
Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.] - Charles de Gaulle
They say that nothing lasts forever, but I am a firm believer in the fact that for some, love lives on even after we’re gone. - Nehali Lalwani
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
Faith is a firm hope. - Lailah Gifty Akita
And when statesmen or others worry him [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions. With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland. - Tycho Brahe
Except for in politics, no one likes to follow an idea without a firm base to walk on - Alexander Schastak
We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe. - Dan Quayle
In your very imperfections you will find the basis for your firm, way-seeking mind. - Shunryu Suzuki
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience as can be imagined. - David Hume
with a fresh breath comes a vision aheadmight be today, tomorrow or or further and beyondwarm up to that event, it may be that ride one only hopes formuch like water at times may pass between thru the fingersgrasp firm to retain, cherish the light and look beyond and above... - levi paul taylor
On the seashore, when I feel the waves are taking the sand beneath my feet, I keep my feet firm and deep, I stay strong!!! - G.S.Sreekiran
First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
If you have firm trust in God, the success that comes to you will always be that which is most useful for you whether it appears good or bad in your private judgment. - Francis de Sales
It is meant that noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who so firm that cannot be seduced. - William Shakespeare
And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. - Thomas Jefferson
The injured captain, lying in the bow, was at this time buried in that profound dejection and indifference which comes, temporarily at least, toeven the bravest and most enduring when, willy nilly, the firm fails, the army loses, the ship goes down. - Stephen Crane
Yoga isn’t just about showing up on the mat. It’s about showing up in your life, in your day; it’s about opening your heart while standing firm and strong and believing in yourself. - Kathryn E. Livingston
Praise is declaration, a victory cry, proclaiming faith to stand firm in the place God has given you. Praise is a proclamation that the enemy's intent to plunder you will not rock you. Praise declares that you will not be moved by the enemy's attempt to snatch you away. - Darlene Zschech
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. - Corinthians 16:13
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts. - Abraham Lincoln
Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not an exemption from, suffering. - François Fénelon