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Widow Quotes
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WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
She also gave impetus to the move to start the holiday. They could say no to John Conyers, but it wasn't the same as saying no to King's widow. She was a powerful force in getting that legislation through. She provided the opportunity for politicians to favor it without seeming to favor the agitators. (Quote by - Joseph Lowery)
There is only one way to console a widow. But remember the risk. (Quote by - Robert Anson Heinlein)
Breaks the social compact that gives government its legitimacy. ... It used to be that if a widow didn't want to sell her home to a developer, she didn't have to. ... The government was there to protect her. Now government has become the thug. (Quote by - Tom McClintock)
One widow left her house for a day, came back and found her brother-in-law had taken over her home after the earthquake, so she was left out in the open. This is a major reason why people don't want to go. (Quote by - Keith Ursel)
Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows. (Quote by - Imelda Marcos)
When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. (Quote by - Henry Fielding)
By 1835, Mozart's star was rising and any relic connected to him was sought after. We don't know whether his widow was given money for the manuscript or whether it was a sweetener for some kind of financial favor. (Quote by - Chris Banks)
That bride, who is absorbed into the True Guru, shall never become a widow. Her Husband Lord is Beautiful; His Body is forever fresh and new. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)
Then I just stayed, and she said she was a widow. (Quote by - Bill Stetson)
A rich widow weeps with one eye and signals with the other. (Quote by - Proverb)
Hedge funds have become increasingly sexy for the average widow, widower and orphan. (Quote by - James Cox)
It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades. (Quote by - Paddy Chayefsky)
The lonely widow gives her body to a stranger; but without her husband, she is never satisfied. (Quote by - Atharva Veda)