Strained Quotes

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument.

For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners and enjoyments of the world; celibacy and martyrdom had great value set upon them, and second marriages were prohibited.

I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don't have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type.

They have shrunk from inquiry, though they have strained after punishment. I have in every shape dared the one, that I might, so far as lay in my power, be able to secure the other.

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.