I wiggled and squirmed in my seat as if I had ants in my pants, but in reality it was merely impatience.
If you fear nothing, then you are not brave. You are merely too foolish to be afraid.
Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.
Cupid had struck his heart to the core but had forgotten to put even a mere scratch on his beloved's.
Familiarity, globalisation, cheap travel, mere weariness had diluted our sense of foreign-ness.
The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situation and win an important battle for workers in struggle, but an opportunity to change the government of the day.
What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.
The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.
I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.
One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.
Prayer is not mere wishing. It is asking – with a will. . . . It is energy. We turn to an active Giver; therefore we go into action.
I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.
For dear me, why abandon a belief Merely because it ceases to be true
Always keep in mind that even your most dreadful expectations, are still nothing more than mere assumptions
The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy.
The difference between one man and another is not mere ability . . . it is energy.
Where I am at, is not actually where I am at. Where I am at is merely a point on the path to where I am going.
When will the day come that our dignity will be fully restored, when the purpose of our lives will no longer be merely to survive until the sun rises tomorrow!
Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed.
If I dream by myself, it's merely a dream. But if we all dream together, that's the start of a new future.
