Top 534 Attribute Quotes & Sayings

It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone's malignity.

I have a joyful life, and I attribute that to both of my parents.

If there be one attribute of the Deity which astonishes me more than another, it is the attribute of patience. The Great Soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry. In the realm of nature, every thing has been wrought out in the august consciousness of infinite leisure; and I bless God for that geology which gives me a key to the patience in which the creative process was effected.

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.

The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.

As I contemplate all that you face in the world today, one word comes to my mind. It describes an attribute needed by all of us but one which you-at this time of your life and in this world-will need particularly. That attribute is courage.

If you are ever uncomfortable or are unsure of something, you attribute it.

Girls tend to attribute their failures to factors such as lack of ability, while boys tend to attribute failure to specific factors, including teachers' attitudes. Moreover, girls avoid situations in which failure is likely, whereas boys approach such situations as a challenge, indicating that failure differentially affects self-esteem.

An attribute of Rosa Hubermann, she was a good woman for a crisis.

It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.

Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence

We conceive of immortality as having a beginning, but no end; but we conceive of eternity as having neither beginning nor end. Hence it is proper to speak of eternity as the attribute of God, but of immortality as the attribute of man.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune.

Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.

Satyagraha is an attribute of the spirit within.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.

I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other

Novelty is an essential attribute of the beautiful.

I would not attribute any strategic thinking to Trump.

We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.

The attainment of knowledge is the high and exclusive attribute of man, among the numberless myriads of animated beings, inhabitants of the terrestrial globe. On him alone is bestowed, by the bounty of the Creator of the universe, the power and the capacity of acquiring knowledge. Knowledge is the attribute of his nature which at once enables him to improve his condition upon earth, and to prepare him for the enjoyment of a happier existence hereafter.

There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.

People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.

To get into the consumer's mind, you have to sacrifice. You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute. An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions.

Work ethic is probably my No. 1 value and No. 1 attribute.

The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy.

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

My mind-set is my major attribute.

Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu.

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

My vision is my best attribute. I can see everything.

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

I think my strength is going to be my greatest attribute and speed.

An important attribute of success is to be yourself. Never hide what makes you, you.

Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.

If the ox could think, it would attribute oxality to God.

The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory

I definitely consider myself a songwriter first because that's my best attribute.

Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that - whatever success they have, that same success - to their own core skills.

A true love for God must begin with a delight in His holiness, and not with a delight in any other attribute; for no other attribute is truly lovely without this.

Long before Einstein told us that matter is energy, Machiavelli and Hobbes and other modern political philosophers defined man as a lump of matter whose most politically relevant attribute is a form of energy called "self-interestedness". This was not a portrait of man "warts and all". It was all wart - except that the dominating attribute was not considered a blemish.

He has every attribute of a dog except loyalty.

Beware of those who attribute petty instructions to God.

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.

Moping is an unattractive attribute in a man.

Never attribute to malice, that which can be reasonably explained by stupidity.

Mission is not primarily an activity of the church, but an attribute of God.

When you do your best, you are expressing an attribute of God.

Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

I ask people to not attribute what I've done - my success and how hard I've worked - to not reduce that or attribute that to someone else.

lf the attribute of popular government in peace is virtue, the attribute of popular government in revolution is at one and the same time virtue and terror, virtue without which terror is fatal, terror without which virtue is impotent. The terror is nothing but justice, prompt, severe, inflexible; it is thus an emanation of virtue.

Don't attribute mishaps to a lapse in concentration - if you missed the note you don't know it.

Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.