Practical Quotations » Give

George Washington

George Washington — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:12:56 +0000

I trust the goodness of the cause, and the exertions of the people, and Divine protection, will give us that honorable peace for which we are contending.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:18:05 +0000

…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.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:46:04 +0000

Those who serve supreme causes must not consider what they can get but what they can give.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:43:56 +0000

Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:42:23 +0000

There never will be enough for everything while the world goes on. The more that is given the more there will be needed…. That is what makes life so interesting.

John Jay

John Jay — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:53 +0000

But the safety of the people of America against dangers from foreign force depends not only on their forbearing to give just causes of war to other nations, but also on their placing and continuing themselves in such a situation as not to invite hostility or insult.

John Jay

John Jay — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:03 +0000

Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.

John Jay

John Jay — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:23:01 +0000

Unto Him who is the author and giver of all good, I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by His beloved Son.

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:58:13 +0000

This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:33:18 +0000

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:41:58 +0000

Men give me credit for genius; but all the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject on hand I study it profoundly.

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:18:52 +0000

I, Charles Carroll. . . . give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth, hoping that through and by the merits, sufferings, and mediation of my only Savior and Jesus Christ, I may be admitted into the Kingdom prepared by God.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:10:38 +0000

The law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code; it contained many statutes . . . of universal application – laws essential to the existence of men in society, and most of which have been enacted by every nation which ever professed any code of laws.