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Quotes About Forfeit

having by his fault forfeited his own life, by some act that deserves death; he, to whom he has forfeited it, may (when he has him in his power) delay to take it, and make use of him to his own service, and he does him no injury by it:
~ John Locke
Yet, there is another altogether tantalizing form of surrender. The act of giving in with a vengeance.
~ Elise Title
Why was she so ready to forfeit her own happiness when no one demanded it of her, only her own misplaced sense of duty?
~ Santa Montefiore
In case of default, those so bonded were sold into slavery.
~ George S. Clason
For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
~ Jordan B. Peterson
For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? (Mark 8:36)
~ Jordan B. Peterson
My dear, acting out is not the point because then the game would end. If I gave up the hope of reprisal, I'd forfeit the anger, which is better than pain.
~ Sue Grafton
Some debts of the human soul are so enormous only life itself is sufficient forfeit. Perhaps in this case, all of the accounts are now paid in full . . . except mine.
~ Sue Grafton
He'd once hoped to satisfy his need and finally be done with her. Now he prayed his aching need would never end, the pleasure was too great to forfeit. If
~ Sylvia Day
To love a man enough to help him, you have to forfeit the warm, self-righteous glow that comes from judging.
~ Ron Hall
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
~ Phaedrus
This bond is forfeit; And lawfully by this the Jew may claim A pound of flesh.
~ William Shakespeare
If you want the reward, you must also have the punishment; the only way to get out of the punishment is to give up the reward.
~ Swami Vivekananda
The thrill of noir is the rush of moral forfeit and the abandonment to titillation. The social importance of noir is its grounding in the big themes of race, class, gender, and systemic corruption. The overarching joy and lasting appeal of noir is that it makes doom fun.
~ James Ellroy
He is going to pay the forfeit: it will be paid in five minutes more. Let him be
~ Charles Dickens
If you ever get in a relationship, the key to fighting is, never respond. Don't take the bait. You'll still get shit for not answering, but it's a smaller pile. Just let them win, because they always win anyway. That's the big secret to women: They're genetically built to win. We're built to watch TV. Better to forfeit at the beginning instead of letting it fester into a three-day thing.
~ Tim Dorsey
His councillors caution, 'No haste, Majesty. As soon as you choose, you forfeit advantage. You can marry only once.' 'Can he?' Fitwilliam mutters. 'This is Henry we're talking about.
~ Hilary Mantel
I hereafter exile Jude Duarte to the mortal world until such time as she is pardoned by the crown. Until then, let her not step one foot in Faerie or forfeit her life.
~ Holly Black
I exile Jude Duarte to the mortal world. Until and unless she is pardoned by the crown, let her not step one foot in Faerie or forfeit her life.
~ Holly Black
The primary dues a writer or any artist pays is to remain sentient, and to forfeit the illusionary luxury of such anesthetics as avoidance, numbness, and denials.
~ Vanna Bonta
There are some people whose opinion I value and respect and it would be very bothersome if I forfeited their respect. But the general public? I'm not preoccupied with the opinions of others.
~ Conrad Black
To what gulfs A single deviation from the track Of human duties leads even those who claim The homage of mankind as their born due, And find it, till they forfeit it themselves!
~ Lord Byron
My self portrait shows a man that the wealth tortured, self-absorbed with his own self-forfeit.
~ Unknown
A forfeit occurs when a game is prematurely ended by the umpire-in-chief due to a team's serious violation of the rules. He will declare the game ended with an automatic score of 9 to 0.
~ Unknown