May Quotes

The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.

I'm just deeply disappointed that once again we may have to settle for the lesser of two evils.

The reason God can't use you more than He wants to may well be that you are not prepared.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it's true. At the end of the day, we can't always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.

A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.

What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander, but it is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the Guinea hen.

Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship.

In the perspective of every person lies a lens through which we may better understand ourselves.

May the Lord destroy all the tyrants of the church. Amen.

However rich I may have been, I have always lived like a poor man.

May all of your cards be live and may all of your pots be monsters.

Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.

A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.

You can fight a porcupine and win, but if other folks get a look at you they may think it's a bad idea to mess with porcupines.

The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge of chaos.

An immense effect may be produced by small powers wisely and steadily directed.

However many and however great and burdensome your sins may be, with God there is greater mercy. Just as His majesty is, so likewise is His mercy.

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

Although wealth may not bring happiness, the immediate prospect of it provides a wonderfully close imitation.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political beliefs or sympathies, may enjoy their constitutional rights.

January gray is here, like a sexton by her grave; February bears the bier, march with grief doth howl and rave, and April weeps -- but, O ye hours! Follow with May's fairest flowers.

Without Justice, no realm may prosper.

Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: the mind may for some time fluctuate between them, but it can never entertain both at once.

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.

Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.

Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking.

But the higher a man mounts, the greater may be his fall; all genius is a conquering of chaos, mystery.

A mental healer may be a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist may or may not be a mental healer.

[On homosexuality:] Our love may be faithful even unto death and beyond - yet the world will call it unclean.

Give me insight into today and you may have the antique and future worlds.

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

We may not know the way God leads...but we know God leads! We do not know the way...but we know the Guide!

If your husband has difficulty getting to sleep, the words 'we need to talk about our relationship' may help.

I pray that on this day [Christmas] when only peace and good-will are preached to mankind, better thoughts may fill the hearts of our enemies and turn them to peace.

The greatest surprise of human evolution may be that the highest form of selfishness is selflessness.

I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers: Of April, May, or June, and July flowers. I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of the bridal cakes.

Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence.

It goes without saying that any persons may attempt to unite kindred spirits, but, whatever their hopes and longings, none have the right to impose their vision of unity upon the rest.

When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills.

I am so close, I may look distant. So completely mixed with you, I may look separate. So out in the open, I appear hidden. So silent, because I am constantly talking with you.

Be quiet now and wait. It may be that the ocean one, the one we desire so to move into and become, desires us out here on land a little longer, going our sundry roads to the shore.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.

Be glad today. Tomorrow may bring tears. Be brave today. The darkest night will pass.

Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I'm open to any opportunity that may enrich my horizon.

Investing today may well be harder than it has been at any time in our three decades of existence.

All those who slight me to my face, Or do me any other evil, Even if they blame or slander me, May they attain the fortune of enlightenment!

If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.

She may be cute, but she's just a substitute.