I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.
Olivier Messiaen
Related My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no ... OLIVIER MESSIAEN We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manip... DOROTHY HEIGHT We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manip... DOROTHY HEIGHT Those who condemn wealth are those who have none and see no chance of getting it WILLIAM PENN PATRICK Luck marches with those who give their very best H. JACKSON BROWN, JR. Luck marches with those who give their very best. H. JACKSON BROWN, JR. Luck marches with those who give their very best H. JACKSON BROWN JR. Ghosts only exist for those who wish to see them. HOLTEI Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried ... MARCEL PAGNOL Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condi... PLATO We don't only give thanks and prayers for those who have fallen. We also give thanks to those that s... DAVID GATES Those who win never give up; those who give up never win. ROY T. BENNETT Those who win never give up. Those who give up never win. ROY T. BENNETT With no draft, the only people who went to war were those who wanted to, or at least those who wante... TIM O'BRIEN We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who m... SAMUEL BUTLER Only those who never give up win SUNDAY ADELAJA God appears, and God is Light,To those poor souls who dwell in Night,But does a human form displayTo... WILLIAM BLAKE I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget. AESCHYLUS Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamai... BERNARD BERENSON Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lama... BERNARD BERENSON God appears, and God is Light, To those poor souls who dwell in Night; But does a Human Form displ... WILLIAM BLAKE Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard. HARVEY MILK We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, ... SAMUEL BUTLER Science is for those who learn; poetry, for those who know. JOSEPH ROUX People talk to people who perceive nothing, who have open eyes and see nothing; they shall talk to t... LEONARDO DA VINCI Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of u... CATHY MCMORRIS Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of u... CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like ... GAUTAM ADANI Stand up for those who can’t yet. Give them support and strength. DEMI LOVATO Science is for those who learn, poetry is for those who know. JOSEPH ROUX Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life. RACHEL CARSON There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who have never read him... RICHARD USBORNE Players can be divided, roughly, into four types. Those who have ability and know it, those who have... PAUL BRYANT In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Those who have they give, those who need they get MATTI MATTILA It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none. DENIS DIDEROT Never give up on those who make time for you without being notified by the Virtual World. AKIRA MEHTA Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. THUCYDIDES Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. THUCYDIDES Tears are only for those who care to see you sad; a badly broken heart never cries. M.F. MOONZAJER those who ask for what are those people who cares for you and are those who needs to be trusted. JOSEPH BULURAN There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those onl... HENRY FIELDING There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those onl... HENRY FIELDING There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things ha... ANN LANDERS Commitment becomes hysterical when those who have nothing to give advocate generosity, and those who... ERIC HOFFER To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fe... HORACE There are those who know and those who don't know. And for every ten thousand who don't know there's... CARSON MCCULLERS There are always flowers for those who want to see them. HENRI MATISSE And who are the greater criminals--those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them an... ROBERT EMMET SHERWOOD Civilized are not those who never make mistakes – civilized are those who learn from their mistake... ABHIJIT NASKAR There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. EMILE-AUGUSTE CHARTIER There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. EMILE CHARTIER To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those wh... HOMER Follow the advice of those who make you crie, never of those who make you laugh ARAB PROVERB Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those w... GEORGE SAVILE Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those w... GEORGE SAVILE Only those who want everything done for them are bored. BILLY GRAHAM I may win or lose this election, but I'll speak for those who can't speak for themselves and I will ... FREDDY FERRER I'd like to thank all those who showed concern for me and I send them a kiss. I can't find words of ... ALFREDO DI STEFANO Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted ... ADAM SMITH Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted ... ADAM SMITH There is nothing to regret - either for those who go or for those who are left behind ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Time is Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, To... HENRY VAN DYKE Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, to... HENRY VAN DYKE Time is/ Too slow for those who Wait,/ Too swift for those who Fear,/ Too long for those who Grieve,... HENRY VANDYKE There are people who are trying to make the world darker and there are people who are trying to make... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN In truth, there are only two kinds of people; those who accept dogma and know it, and those who acce... G.K. CHESTERTON I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will ... DR. ALBERT SCHWEITZER Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know. ZEN PROVERB BEWARE OF THOSE Beware of those who are bitter, For they will never allow you T... SUZY KASSEM And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most. JOSEPH ADDISON Those who understand others are intelligent. Those who understand themselves are enlightened. Those ... LAO TZU One may have broad or narrow talents, but only education renders them useful. Schools set up to trai... SUN YAT-SEN Only those who went under the sea really know the sea.
Only those who went to too much pain, really ... JOHN B. BEJO Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only ga... ARISTOTLE The only people who make any sense in the world are those who know that whatever happens to them has... ROBERTSON DAVIES For a long time, I operated under the Chinese proverb that there are four kinds of leaders: those wh... BILL BRADLEY Religion is for those who don't want to go to hell, and spirituality is for those who have already b... ELIZABETH GILBERT The nicest people I meet in life are those who work hard for everything they have; the meanest peopl... KEN POIROT Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up KATIE GILL Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace woul... WINSTON CHURCHILL Time is too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice... HENRY VAN DYKE With the encouragement of some still in positions of military leadership, I offer a challenge to tho... GREGORY NEWBOLD There are two types of people I have seen : those who fish and those who only disturb the water. VIKRANT PARSAI Time is
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those wh... HENRY JACKSON VAN DYKE The wind blows in the right direction only for those who know where to go SENEQUE Know or listen to those who know. BALTASAR GRACIAN A person who keeps always his profile down-to-earth doesn't have to worry with those who surround or... ANUJ SOMANY Three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see. LEONARDO DAVINCI For those who have true love, have no limits of expressing their love to one another yet it is a sad... AULIQ ICE The only people who never fail are those who never try. ILKA CHASE The only people who never fail are those who never try ILKA CHASE The most attractive are not those who allow us to kiss them at once (we soon feel ungrateful) or tho... ALAIN BOTTON The most attractive are not those who allow us to kiss them at once (we soon feel ungrateful) or tho... ALAIN DE BOTTON Those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. J.K. ROWLING Good things come to those who believe,better things come to those who have patience & the best thing... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA I was told by my mom when I was very young not to drink and to make good decisions so for those who ... ANDRE WILLIAMS Only those who never step, never stumble. RICHARD PAUL EVANS God will never entrust money to those who are not ready for it and those who do not the laws of mone... SUNDAY ADELAJA Therefore, those to whom God has imparted religion by intuition are very fortunate and justly convin... BLAISE PASCAL
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