Quotes by Vex I grow in worth, and wit, and sense, Unboding critic-pen, Or that eternal want of pence, Which vexes public men. Alfred Lord Tennyson vex want men By the way, all joking aside, do I call you Ghastly or Elder Bespoke?' 'You can call me whatever you like.' Vex nodded. 'Thank you, Gladys. Derek Landy vex call-me way The fear of God is freedom, joy, and peace; Edmund Waller vex fear joy A very great part of the mischiefs that vex the world arises from words. Edmund Burke vex arise world It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment. Galileo Galilei vex scripture answers I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity but to mature and transfigure us. Hermann Hesse vex disappointment suffering Biography, too, is liable to the same objection; it should be autobiography. Let us not, as the Germans advise, endeavor to go abroad and vex our bowels that we may be somebody else to explain him. If I am not I, who will be? Henry David Thoreau vex biographies may It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other. John Wilkins vex giving men It is always our inabilities that vex us. Joseph Joubert vex inability ability It's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you. Julia Quinn vex curse motherhood This has to be the most self-centered thing I've ever said, but no, I think you just wanted to vex me. Julia Quinn vex self thinking You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. Leonardo da Vinci vex mind patience It vexes me greatly that having to earn my living has forced me to interrupt the work and to attend to small matters. Leonardo da Vinci vex matter If you put on more garments, the cold cannot reach you. Similarly, increase your patience and concentration and even great injuries cannot vex your mind. Leonardo da Vinci vex wisdom mind Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. Leonardo da Vinci vex clothes patience I said it in Hebrew—I said it in Dutch— I said it in German and Greek; But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) That English is what you speak! Lewis Carroll dutch vex greek From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment. Lucretius vex bitterness flower It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it. Marcus Aurelius vex care Vex not thy spirit at the course of things, they heed not thy vexations Marcus Aurelius vex courses spirit Vex not thy spirit at the course of things; they heed not thy vexation. How ludicrous and outlandish is astonishment at anything that may happen in life. Marcus Aurelius vex acceptance life 12»