May Quotes

Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.

Man to the last is but a froward child; So eager for the future, come what may, And to the present so insensible.

'Tis a month before the month of May, And the spring comes slowly up this way.

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it.

Forgive that you may be forgiven.

The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest.

I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.

Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.

While it might seem that anyone can be a value investor, the essential characteristics of this type of investor-patience, discipline, and risk aversion-may well be genetically determined.

Analysts recommendations may not produce good results. In part this is due to the pressure placed on these analysts to recommend frequently rather than wisely.

It may look as though two chess players are sitting at the board peacefully calculating possibilities, but in actuality they are seething with a kaleidoscope of emotions.

Old I may be, but, given the chance, I will learn.

It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed.

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.

I may be ignorant but I ain't stupid!

A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist's mind.

Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand . . . what he learns and the way he understands it.

The scariest thing in it may be the way the clock radio has a way of turning itself on, loudly, of its own accord. The song is always the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun." Now that's horror.

We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.

Extrinsic reading rewards may not be necessary and may backfire.

Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.

Invitation to Dance- It’s a Dance. And sometimes they turn the lights off in this ballroom. But we’ll dance anyway, you and I. Even in the Dark. Especially in the Dark. May I have the pleasure?

We think of the noble object for which the professor appears tonight, we may be assured that the Lord will forgive any one who will laugh at the professor.

Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what's good You decide alone But no one is alone

A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.

Canadian pride may not rest on our sleeves, but it resides deeply in our hearts.

It may all end tomorrow, or it could go on forever (in which case I'm doomed).

You may not realize this, but people have the power to change the world.

The professional will not tolerate disorder... He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.

A man may forgive many wrongs, but he cannot easily forgive anyone who makes it plain that his conversation is tedious.

All these ideas such as astrology, although there may be a grain of truth in them, should be avoided.

You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed of doing.

And the danger is that in this move toward new horizons and far directions, that I may lose what I have now, and not find anything except loneliness

All emotions are the ore from which poetry may be sifted.

War is like a fire. One man may start it, but it will spread all over. It is not about any one thing in particular.

Writing every day is a way of keeping the engine running, and then something good may come out of it.

History may be servitude. History may be freedom. See, now they vanish. The faces and places, with the self which, as it could, loved them, to become renewed, transfigured, in another pattern.

He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.

All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.

The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be.

Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends.

Every truth without exception- and whoever may utter it- is from the Holy Spirit.

There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. Whatever hath no beginning may be confident of no end.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such; it is an accident, not a property of man.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

I may do some good before I am dead--be a sort of success as a frightful example of what not to do; and so illustrate a moral story.

May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.

Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting. Affliction was a sting, but withal a wing: sorrow shall soon fly away.

Jesus may ask of you far more than you planned to give, but He can give to you infinitely more than you dared ask or think.