Top 347 Devoid Quotes & Sayings

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.

Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly. But to go away from among men, if there are gods, is not a thing to be afraid of, for the gods will not involve thee in evil; but if indeed they do not exist, or if they have no concern about human affairs, what is it to me to live in a universe devoid of gods or devoid of Providence? But Gods there are, undoubtedly, and they regard human affairs; and have put it wholly in our power, that we should not fall into what is truly evil.

Our social and economic systems are so devoid of humanity and love.

Beauty, devoid of grace, is a mere hook without the bait.

Only the man who extols the purity of love devoid of desire, is capable of the depravity of a desire devoid of love.

A man devoid of hope and conscious of being so has ceased to belong to the future.

The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally receive. They apply themselves only to the material side of their art, they learn to jump more or less high, they strive mechanically to execute a number of steps, and like children, who utter a great many words devoid of sense and relation, they execute many phrases of steps devoid of taste and grace.

Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.

Devoid of all romance, the music plays and everyone must dance. I'm bowing out.

No one has ever seen a Republican mass meeting that was devoid of the perception of the ludicrous.

Now departure from the world of men is nothing to fear, if gods exist: because they would not involve you in any harm. If they do not exist, or if they have no care for humankind, then what is life to me in a world devoid of gods, or devoid of providence? But they do exist, and they do care for humankind: and they have put it absolutely in man's power to avoid falling into the true kinds of harm.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

MPs put ourselves at the behest of the British people, certainly, but we are not infallible or devoid of sensitivity.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

Experience is devoid of the cherry-picking that we find in studies.

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.

In whosever presence you find peace of mind, devoid of fear, only that person can be your guru.

What would the future of man be if it were devoid of memory?

Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge, but they will not even stop to learn!

For one who is indifferent, life itself is a prison. Any sense of community is external or, even worse, nonexistent. Thus, indifference means solitude. Those who are indifferent do not see others. They feel nothing for others and are unconcerned with what might happen to them. They are surrounded by a great emptiness. Filled by it, in fact. They are devoid of all hope as well as imagination. In other words, devoid of any future.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

My pictures are devoid of objects; like objects, they are themselves objects. This means that they are devoid of content, significance or meaning, like objects or trees, animals, people or days, all of which are there without a reason, without a function and without a purpose. This is the quality that counts. Even so, there are good and bad pictures.

A mind devoid of prepossessions is likely to be devoid of all mental furniture. And the historian who thinks that he can clean his mind as he would a slate with a wet sponge, is ignorant of the simplest facts of mental life.

It's exciting to work with the kids so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

I don't think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty.

True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.

Aside from communications satellites, space is devoid of industry.

Friend is sometimes a word devoid of meaning; enemy, never.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and formalism.

A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.

Direct experience is the evasion, or hiding place of those devoid of imagination.

Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousn ess.

I don't think 'Profit' is devoid of morality. He's just on a different plane than the rest of us.

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels.

When you live a life devoid of ritual and convention, with honesty and self-effacement, then you are on the road to freedom.

Men who are devoid of the power of spiritual perception are unable to recognize anything that cannot be seen externally.

The real world is devoid of narratives, after all. Narratives are just a thing that our brains do with facts in order to draw a line around the incomprehensible largeness of reality and wrestle it into something learnable and manipulable. Existence is devoid of plot, theme, and most of all moral.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

I dont think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty.

Bear in mind that parts of the score may be devoid of direct musical relevance.

The very idea of supernatural magic - including miracles - is incoherent, devoid of sensible meaning.

No story is devoid of meaning ... If you know how to look for it.

Gujarat is the first state in the country where not even a single student is devoid of insurance cover.

I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises.

Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.

A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.

Some people rely on rumors and gossip because they are devoid of any original thought.

The system of creating opportunities for those who were by law excluded, you've got to do that. But you mustn't create a perception that the process is devoid of competitiveness... devoid of building a world class, sustainable black business community.

Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place.

Criticism even should not be without its charms. When quite devoid of all amenities, it is no longer literary.

Blessed are those who do whatever they can wherever they are, for no one is devoid of resources or opportunities.

It might seem that this knowledge is cold, devoid of emotion, empty. This is another illusion.