#exceed

Only nine States have been represented since my arrival 'till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend. ↗

— William Whipple

#attend #barely #been #besides #business

We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. ↗

— Mary Antin

#birth #bits #body #born #exceedingly

Governing isn't as easy as you think. Many of you have taken pledges that are contradictory - to balance the budget and cut taxes, for example. You must be honest about the numbers, since our annual deficit now exceeds all discretionary spending combined. ↗

— Brian Baird

#annual #balance #budget #combined #contradictory

When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#exceeds #exploitation #folly #knowledge #leads

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ↗

— Charles A. Beard

#dark #destroy #enough #exceedingly #fertilizes

The human mind evolved always in the company of the human body, and of the animal body before it was human. The intricate connections of mind and body must exceed our imagination, as from our point of view we are peculiarly prevented from observing them. ↗

— John Desmond Bernal

#animal #before #body #company #connections

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. ↗

— Ted W. Engstrom

#far #must #pain #persevere #precede

Nothing exceeds like excess. ↗

— Al Jourgensen

#excess #like #nothing

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#anyone #being #exceedingly #i #never

Adventure Bay is a convenient and safe place for any number of ships to take in wood and water during the summer months: but in the winter, when the southerly winds are strong, the surf, on all parts of the shore, makes the landing exceedingly troublesome. ↗

— William Bligh

#any #bay #convenient #during #exceedingly