Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.[Winston Churchill] Quote:Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.[Charles Caleb Colton] Quote:When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.[Thomas Paine] Quote:Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe] Quote:Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. [Bette Davis] Quote:When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. [Quintilian] Quote:Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. [Plutarch] Definitions of: yieldDefinition: To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.Definition: To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. Definition: To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc. Definition: To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. Definition: To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage. Definition: To give a reward to; to bless. Definition: Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. |
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