19 May Quotes

The very essence of playfulness is an openness to anything that may happen, the feeling that whatever happens, it's okay... you're either free to play, or you're not.

By giving the government unlimited powers, the most arbitrary rule can be made legal; and in this way a democracy may set up the most complete despotism imaginable.

Time may heal all wounds, but it does not erase the scars.

The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God help me to walk in it, let come what may!"

The Christian stands, not under the dictatorship of a legalistic 'you ought,' but in the magnetic field of Christian Freedom, under the empowering of the 'You may.'

We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations.

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.

We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.

That's at the core of equity: understanding who your kids are and how to meet their needs. You are still focused on outcomes, but the path to get there may not be the same for each one.

TRUTH may hurt temporarily, but LIES leave marks permanently.

Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.

The faces and the tactics of the leaders may change every four years, or two, or one, but the people go on forever.

I have put my whole soul into this work [The Pathetique Symphony] . . . You cannot imagine what joy I feel at the thought that my days are not yet over and that I may still accomplish much.

A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter... one must paint its atmosphere.

In the depths of every heart there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and the revelry above may cause us to forget their existence.

I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

May faith be the torch which illuminates, animates, and sustains you.

A dancer, if she is great, can give to the people something that they can carry with them forever. They can never forget it, and it has changed them, though they may never know it.

God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.

I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.

Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor.

Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.

Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other.

Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!

There's a light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness.

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.

A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated

Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.

I want you to be happy...to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.

Every person faces their own unique challenges and you may not always know what others around you are going through.

May all Christians be found worthy of either the pure white crown of a holy life or the royal red crown of martyrdom.

May we sit at the foot of the cross; and there learn what sin has done, what justice has done, what love has done.

God grant that I may never live to be useless!

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our possessions.

Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day.

Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

I may die of earthly love, or of devotion.

Enjoy your life today because yesterday had gone and tomorrow may never come

Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.