Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
Thomas Paine
For, if a good speaker, never so eloquent, does not see into the fact, and is not speaking the truth of that - is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?
Thomas Carlyle
If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?
Thomas Carlyle
Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.
Mary McCarthy
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
Henry James
The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.
Wilkie Collins
The souls you have got cast upon the screen of publicity appear like the horrid and writhing creatures enlarged from the insect world, and revealed to us by the cinematograph.
James Larkin
You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.
Paul Tsongas
Share with your Friends
Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.
Related Definition
Horrid
Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote
BookRags Media Network
