Dwell Quotes

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.

A man man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.

You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.

I tend not to dwell too much on ultimates.

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

I try not to dwell on the past. I'm not a big go-back-and-try-to-relive-your-past kinda person.

Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.

I'm a person who really doesn't dwell on the past.

It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people's hearts... his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them.

The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.

Of course women can have it all - if they want it all. I won't hear any defeatist talk. If you just dwell on problems, you won't get anywhere fast.

The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

You can't dwell in your past but move forward, look forward. That's it.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

I don't like to dwell all day over one scene as you do in a big feature.

I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.

I think I could look back through the past few years at missed opportunities and stuff, but one thing I have learned is not to dwell on missed chances or times where you have failed.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!

If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.