582 Ought Quotes for You to Enjoy

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Freedom You Surrender Suffering Defiance Evil Face Ought Our Cringe Evils Tell Shall Real Any Which Them Things

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer. Adam Smith

Ought Sole Promoting Only Purpose Consumer Consumption Attended End May Interest Far Producer Production Necessary

Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come. Epicurus

Wisdom Time Good Age Good Things Grace Fear Old No Fear Young Ought Alike Latter Has-Been Seek Both He Over Come Him Because Been Same May Same Time Order Which While Former Things

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening. Henry Van Dyke

God Good You Heart Listening Be True Believe Every Ought Unless Positively Rules Tell Bad About Absolutely Never Written True Feel Know Anybody Anything Which Even Necessary Every Heart Two

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. James Madison

Degree Men Power Ought Having Certain Certain Degree

There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed. Jimmy Carter

God People Blessed Own Rich Being Rich Believe President Ought Ability Self Delusion Idea Powerful Self-Delusion Because Always Opponent Were Being Your Who Element Deserve Among Compatible

Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot. Norman Schwarzkopf

Business President Ought Correctness Able Fired Generals He Spot Commenting Anybody Decisions Should Who Thinks

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be. Rosalynn Carter

Great People Leader Ought Great Leader Takes Go Where Want Necessarily

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine

Good Ought Virtue Temper Principle Always Moderately Moderation Vice Thing

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. Thomas Paine

Remember Ought Virtue Posterity Planning Hereditary

The poet, being an imitator like a painter or any other artist, must of necessity imitate one of three objects - things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they ought to be. The vehicle of expression is language - either current terms or, it may be, rare words or metaphors. Aristotle

Words Language Thought Rare Three Poet Other Imitate Ought Must Objects Vehicle Like Terms Said Metaphors Were Current Any Artist May Being Either Painter Expression Things Necessity

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel. Harold Kushner

All men ought to think of Christ, because of what Christ will yet do to all men. He shall come again one day to this earth with power and glory, and raise the dead from their graves. All shall come forth at His bidding. Those who would not move when they heard the church-going bell, shall obey the voice of the Archangel and the trump of God. J. C. Ryle

God Day Obey Christ Will Men Power Think Ought Earth Those One Day Would Voice Shall He Come Dead Bidding Because Glory His Heard Trump Move Again Forth Who Graves Bell Raise

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do. Mencius

Will Men Free Ought Firmly Decide

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed. Nathaniel Hawthorne

The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking. Phaedrus

Learning Better Sometimes Mind Thinking Ought Return May

People who have been hardworking, tax paying, those people ought to be given an opportunity to be on a track that leads towards citizenship, and if that happened, then they wouldn't be prey to the employers who say, 'We want you because we know that you work for a salary we could not lawfully pay anyone else.' Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Work You People Opportunity Pay Else Ought Say Those Citizenship Given Could Prey Towards Leads Know Employers Track Because Been Salary Tax Want Anyone Anyone Else Happened Then Paying Who Hardworking

Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life. Saint Ignatius

Life Day Man Joy Rest Liberal Ought Our Our Lord Those One Day Ourselves Has-Been Find Shall Generous Lord Been Stingy Heaven Poor Much Whom Orphans Need

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt. Woodrow Wilson

Peace Word Negative Trouble Neutrality Ought Out Feel Does America Trying May Which Express Keep Foundations Rebuilt Preserve

Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. Alfred de Vigny

Art Beauty Ought Relations Considered Except Never Ideal

I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass. Barry Goldwater

Good Christian Every Think Ought Kick Right

When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one. Dean Rusk

Thankful God You Thank God Problem Ought Solve Go Thank Next

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason. Ethan Allen

Seriously Ought Consider Those Argue Without Whether Against Reason Who

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