Observe Quotes

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. (Marilyn vos Savant)
Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. View quote
George Washington
There are people who observe the rules of honor as one observes the stars, from a great distance. View quote
Victor Hugo
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. View quote
Alexander Hamilton
Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week. View quote
Alice Walker
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed. View quote
William Whewell
We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning. View quote
Werner Heisenberg
Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. View quote
Hesiod
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. View quote
Richard Dawkins
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other. View quote
Will Rogers
Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not release them, rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away from. (Arthur Miller)
When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated. View quote
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. View quote
William Hazlitt
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government. View quote
Alexander Hamilton
The premises being thus settled, I proceed to observe that the concatenation of self-existence, proceeding in a reciprocal duplicate ratio, naturally produces a problematical dialogism, which in some measure proves that the essence of spirituality may be referred to the second predicable. View quote
Oliver Goldsmith
First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination. View quote
Napoleon Hill
we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large numbers of artisans starving for want of employment. View quote
William Stanley Jevons
Sundays observe think when the bells do chime, 'T is angels' music. View quote
George Herbert
A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress. (Henry Fielding)
If you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them. View quote
Jane Austen
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. View quote
Francis Bacon
It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them. View quote
T. S. Eliot
The more you read and observe about this politics thing, the more you've got to admit that each party's worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best. View quote
Will Rogers