Quotes About Misuse

Nevertheless, it is not fair to decry strength because there are persons who assault people whom they encounter, nor to traduce courage because there are those who slay men wantonly, nor in general to transfer to things the depravity of men, but rather to put the blame on the men themselves who misuse the good things, and who, by the very powers which might help their fellow-countrymen, endeavor to do them harm.

The ancient Hebrews did not write the name of God. I often wish the Christians would follow suit, as never was a word more misused in writing and speaking than the name of the Lord.

People have used my views for purposes which are very different from mine.

Art is so valuable that I think its misuse is really dangerous. When it's used well, when it's telling a story well or creating representation or visibility for something that's really lacking, it can really save lives.

Ignorance means we didn't have the necessary information; stupidity means we had the necessary information but misused it.

be impeccable with your word. Your word is the power that you have to create. Your word is the gift that comes directly from God. The Gospel of John in the Bible, speaking of the creation of the universe says, "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word is God." Through the word you express your creative power. It is through the world that you manifest everything. The world is a force... Your word is pure magic, and misuse of your word is black magic.

If books were judged by the bad uses man can put them to, what book has been more misused than the Bible?

A hurtful statement can be called a mistake. But a repeated pattern of hurtful statements or uncaring attitudes or even unjust expectations is much more than a mistake. These patterns are misuses of the purposes of a relationship. Why is this so crucial to understand? Because unchecked misuse of a relationship can quickly turn into abuse in a relationship.

What is literally the most misused word in the English language? The word 'literally' has been used to mean its opposite for over 200 years.

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.

As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of religious faith.

the Canadian government – the power of each of us as citizens – has been and still is breaking the law. Breaking it by misusing it – by resorting to avoidance, by pretending to be doing what it isn't, by legalistic and administrative manipulation, by malingering. These are standard tricks far beneath the dignity of the Crown. For

She cared deeply about words and she hated their misuse as she would hate the clumsy handling of any fine thing.

To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable.

No Christian leader – no leader of any kind – is immune from the dangers of misuse of power and position.

If the goal is unknown, then abuse is inevitable

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Worry is a misuse of imagination. ~Dan Zadra

He was abusing the imbeciles' licence to do the unthinkable.

Humans have a bad tendency to use weapons unnecessarily and indiscriminately. Of the many times I had been shot, a depressingly large percentage of hits had come from clients who were trying to "help" me.

This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.

The greedy misuse the world by striving to acquire it.

Hence the German proverb: "All mischief begins in the name of God.

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue; it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad; the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments.