It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. PaperAdepts now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.
Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.
Browse Keywords:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the keywords)
Letter "E" » exertion
(Click a letter to view the keywords)
«It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.»
Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
| About:
Dreams,
Effort,
Evil,
Food,
Fulfilment,
Goodness,
Health,
Hunger,
Illness,
Rest,
Wishes
| Keywords:
exertion, health food, sickness, to be filled
«Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion»
Author: Florence Nightingale
(Humanitarian, Nurse)
| Keywords:
apprehension, apprehensions, exertion, expectation, patient, surprise, uncertainty
«Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to propelling her. This will be lessened by any expenditure of force in fighting among themselves, or in pulling in different directions.»
Author: Henry George
| Keywords:
boat, compare, crew, crews, depend upon, devoted, directions, exertion, expenditure, in-fighting, lessened, lessening, lessens, propel, propelled, propelling, propels, pulling, The crew
«Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.»
«Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.»
«I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.»
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
(Critic, Editor, Poet, Writer)
| About:
Perfection
| Keywords:
active, ago, appreciable, be active, effect, exertion, humanity, perfectability
«Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.»
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
(Author, Philanthropist, Writer)
| Keywords:
abstract, confesses, exertion, general rule, practically
«Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.»
«Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
above all, divinities, divinity, exertion, joint, noble, occupied, occupying, partake, partaken, partakes, partake in, partaking, preserve, renew, renewing, renews, restoration, skill, the Earth, The Restoration
«Advertising mourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal of a better home, better clothing, better food for himself and his family. It spurs individual exertion and greater production.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
| About:
Advertising
| Keywords:
clothing, consuming, exertion, production, sets, spurred, spurs, The Goal
Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.