A Quote by Mary Baker Eddy

Great mischief comes from attempts to steady other people's altars.

Mary Baker Eddy

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Altars Attempts Great Mischief Other People Steady

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Mary Baker Eddy
American - Theologian
July 16, 1821 - December 3, 1910

I've etched out who I am through myriad haircut attempts, outfit attempts, beauty attempts, diet attempts. It's been an evolution.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Blood will stream over Europe until the nations become aware of the frightful madness which drives them in circles. And then, struck by celestial music and made gentle, they approach their former altars all together, hear about the works of peace, and hold a great celebration of peace with fervent tears before the smoking altars.

Novalis

There are the altars, but here is the greatest of altars, the living, conscious human body, and to worship at this altar is far higher than the worship of any dead symbols.

Swami Vivekananda

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

William Shakespeare

Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.

Christian Nestell Bovee

The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to a proper system the great body of our country. Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom & harmony.

Thomas Jefferson

The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

William Hazlitt

Growing up as a kid, I wanted to be a ninja. In martial arts, even though I did Chinese kung fu, I always wanted to be this secret samurai or a ninja. There's something about ninjas that was very appealing to me as a kid. So of course, I was climbing a lot of trees and other things and getting up to mischief - good mischief.

Ray Park

He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.

William Camden

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.

George Borrow

A little neglect may breed great mischief.

Benjamin Franklin

Some people are just gifted with a great voice, other people are gifted with great emotion, other people are gifted with great engagement - when you find all of those things in one package, you have Taylor Swift.

Scott Borchetta

But if the vision is strong enough, and your goals are steady, and you believe, pretty soon you bring other people with you.

Mike Rounds

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film.

Andrzej Wajda

Two attempts have been made in the world to found social life: the one was upon religion, and the other was upon social necessity. The one was founded upon spirituality, the other upon materialism; the one upon transcendentalism, the other upon realism.

Swami Vivekananda

There must be no attempts to remain inside the E.U., no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum.