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 vexwantmen 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 vexcall-meway The fear of God is freedom, joy, and peace; Edmund Waller vexfearjoy A very great part of the mischiefs that vex the world arises from words. Edmund Burke vexariseworld 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 vexscriptureanswers 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 vexdisappointmentsuffering 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 vexbiographiesmay 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 vexgivingmen It is always our inabilities that vex us. Joseph Joubert vexinabilityability It's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you. Julia Quinn vexcursemotherhood 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 vexselfthinking You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. Leonardo da Vinci vexmindpatience 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 vexmatter 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 vexwisdommind Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. Leonardo da Vinci vexclothespatience 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 dutchvexgreek From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment. Lucretius vexbitternessflower It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it. Marcus Aurelius vexcare Vex not thy spirit at the course of things, they heed not thy vexations Marcus Aurelius vexcoursesspirit 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 vexacceptancelife12»
