Amity Quotes:

Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals.

- Herman Melville

source: Herman Melville (2006). “Selected Poems (Melville, Herman)”, p.138, Penguin

topic: True Friend, Relation, Reciprocal, Amity

We Protestants ought to humbly confess that the theater and the sports have done more for race amity, for race understanding than, on the whole, the Protestant Church in certain type, in certain parts of the nation.

- Reinhold Niebuhr

source: Source: www.hrc.utexas.edu

topic: Sports, Race, Understanding, Amity

The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Stupidity, May, Folly, Amity

The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation, in cases in which it is free to act, to maintain inviolate the relations of Peace and amity toward other Nations.

- George Washington

source: George Washington, Andrew Jackson (1862). “Washington's Farewell Address: The Proclamation of Jackson Against Nullification, and the Declaration of Independence”, p.11

topic: Justice, Humanity, May, Farewell Address, Amity

The band that seems to tie their friendship together will be the very strangler of their amity.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1823). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. With Glossarial Notes”, p.377

topic: Real, Ties, Together, Amity

War: A by-product of the arts of peace.

- Ambrose Bierce

topic: Art, War, Amity

Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.

- Victor Hugo

topic: Peace, Discovery, Civilization, Amity

"Welcome to the Amity compound," Johanna's eyes fix on my face, and she smiles crookedly. "Let us take care of you."

- Veronica Roth

source: "Insurgent". Book by Veronica Roth, May 1, 2012.

topic: Eye, Care, Faces, Amity

The Amity Established this place as a safe house. No conflict allowed." "The Amity will have trouble enforcing that policy," says Marcus. "How do you stop conflict without conflict?

- Veronica Roth

topic: House, Safe, Conflict, Amity

Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns.

- Gary Hamel

topic: Heart, Matter, Deaf, Constancy, Amity

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

- Franklin P. Adams

topic: Presidential, Relation, Aggression, Cultivation, Amity

My message to you is: build up physical strength not for aggression, not for militarism, but for becoming fighting fit, all your life and all the time in every walk of life of your nation wherever you be and always to be a force for peace, international amity and goodwill.

- Muhammad Ali Jinnah

topic: Fighting, Messages, Becoming, Physical Strength, Amity

My horses understand me tolerably well; I converse with them at least four hours every day. They are strangers to bridle or saddle; they live in great amity with me, and friendship of each other.

- Jonathan Swift

source: Jonathan Swift (1826). “Gulliver's Travels”

topic: Horse, Four, Stranger, Amity

There are still to be found visionary or designing men, who stand ready to advocate the paradox of perpetual peace between the states, though dismembered and alienated from each other.... The genius of republics, say they, is pacific; the spirit of commerce has a tendency to soften the manners of men, and to extinguish those inflammable humours which have so often kindled into wars. Commercial republics, like ours, will never be disposed to waste themselves in ruinous contentions with each other. They will be governed by mutual interest, and will cultivate a spirit of mutual amity and concord.

- Alexander Hamilton

source: "The Federalist on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, with an Appendix Containing the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793".

topic: War, Men, Mutual Interest, Amity

Every governmental institution has been a standing testimony to the harmonic destiny of society, a standing proof that the life of man is destined for peace and amity, instead of disorder and contention.

- Henry James

source: Henry James (1974). “Henry James, Senior: a selection of his writings”

topic: Destiny, Men, Proof, Amity

Amity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, SCHRODER movingly depicts the ways we confound our own hearts--how even with the best intentions, we fail to love those closest to us as well as we wish we could. Eric Schroder should take his place among the most charismatic and memorable characters in contemporary fiction, and Amity Gaige her place among the most talented and impressive writers working today.

- David Bezmozgis

topic: Book, Memorable, Heart, Memorable Characters, Amity

It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to be the result not of theory, but "of a spirit of amity, and that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensable" . . . the equal vote allowed to each state, is at once a constitutional recognition of the portion of sovereignty remaining in the individual states, and an instrument for preserving that residuary sovereignty.

- James Madison

topic: Hands, Political, Trying, Federalism, Deference

And he’s right to say that every faction loses something when it gains a virtue: the Dauntless, brave but cruel; the Erudite, intelligent but vain; the Amity, peaceful but passive; the Candor, honest but inconsiderate; the Abnegation, selfless but stifling.

- Veronica Roth

topic: Intelligent, Brave, Peaceful, Dauntless, Amity

This is how we came by our factions: Candor, Erudite, Amity, Abnegation and Dauntless." Max smiles. "In them we find administrators and teachers and counselors and leaders and protectors. In them we find our sense of belonging, our sense of community, our very lives.

- Veronica Roth

source: Veronica Roth (2014). “Four: A Divergent Collection”, p.15, Harper Collins

topic: Teacher, Community, Leader, Dauntless, Amity

Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854.

- Shigeru Yoshida

topic: Japan, America, Community, Concluding, Amity

Worst thing about Al Smith dinner : it was another reminder of how far we are from the amity between opposing sides that is needed for effective governance.

- John I. Jenkins

source: Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

topic: Dinner, Als, Sides, Amity

Men are egotists, and not all tolerant of one man's selfhood; they do not always deem the amities elective.

- Edmund Clarence Stedman

topic: Men, Egotism, Amity

There is a great amity between designing and art.

- Joseph Addison

topic: Art, Design, Amity

For my part I love sleepy fellows, and the more ignorant the better. Damn your wide-awake and knowing chaps. As for sleepiness, itis one of the noblest qualities of humanity. There is something sociable about it, too. Think of those sensible & sociable millions of good fellows all taking a good long friendly snooze together, under the sod--no quarrels, no imaginary grievances, no envies, heart-burnings, & thinking how much better that other chap is off--none of this: but all equally free-&-easy, they sleep away & reel off their nine knots an hour, in perfect amity.

- Herman Melville

topic: Death, Sleep, Heart, Wide Awake, Sociable

A good marriage (if any there be) refuses the conditions of love and endeavors to present those of amity.

- Michel de Montaigne

topic: Good Marriage, Endeavor, Refuse, Amity

The spirit of sacrifice and selflessness of the defence forces is an inspiration for all Indians. Strong armed forces are necessary for an atmosphere of peace, amity, harmony and brotherhood in the country.

- Narendra Modi

topic: Country, Strong, Inspiration, Amity

One of the greatest of poets, Coleridge was one of the wisest of men, and it was not for nothing that he read us this parable. Let us have a little less of "hands across the sea," and a little more of that elemental distrust that is the security of nations. War loves to come like a thief in the night; professions of eternal amity provide the night.

- Ambrose Bierce

source: Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.232, 谷月社

topic: War, Night, Men, War Love, Elementals

What good deed can government do for religion? The best deed of all: leave it free and unencumbered, burdened by neither enmity nor amity.

- Edwin Gaustad

topic: Government, Atheism, Enmity, Amity

An earnest conjuration from the King, As England was his faithful tributary, As love between them like the palm might flourish, As peace should still her wheaten garland wear And stand a comma 'tween their amities, And many such-like as's of great charge, That, on the view and knowing of these contents, Without debatement further, more or less, He should the bearers put to sudden death, Not shriving time allow'd.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1820). “Select plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections & illustrations of various commentators”, p.263

topic: Kings, Love Is, Views, Kings And Queens, Tweens

With you a part of me hath passed away; For in the peopled forest of my mind A tree made leafless by this wintry wind Shall never don again its green array. Chapel and fireside, country road and bay, Have something of their friendliness resigned; Another, if I would, I could not find, And I am grown much older in a day. But yet I treasure in my memory Your gift of charity, and young hearts ease, And the dear honour of your amity; For these once mine, my life is rich with these. And I scarce know which part may greater be,-- What I keep of you, or you rob from me.

- George Santayana

topic: Country, Memories, Heart, Country Roads, Amity

I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.

- Veronica Roth

topic: Stupidity, Lines, Would Be, Headquarters, Amity

Those who blamed aggression formed Amity.’… ‘Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite.’… ‘Those who blamed duplicity created Candor.’… ‘Those who blamed selfishness made Abnegation.’… ‘And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless.

- Veronica Roth

topic: Ignorance, Duplicity, Selfishness, Candor, Abnegation

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.

- Dalai Lama

topic: I Am Alive, Amity

The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child. The people of Amity would demand the death of the fish. They would need to see it dead before they could feel secure enough to resume their normal lives.

- Peter Benchley

source: Peter Benchley (2012). “Jaws 2-Book Bundle: Jaws and Shark Trouble”, p.111, Random House

topic: Children, Men, Two, Amity

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

- Li Peng

topic: Country, Asian, Development, South Asia, Asian Countries

I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not run about offering her amity to all the world; and hazarding their refusal. Our virgin is a jolly one; and tho at present not very rich, will in time be a great fortune, and where she has a favorable predisposition, it seems to me well worth cultivating.

- Benjamin Franklin

topic: Amity, Suitors

WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.

- Ambrose Bierce

source: Ambrose Bierce (2013). “The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions)”, p.217, e-artnow

topic: Art, Peace, War, Amity

It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of ruth for her great sufferings, and strong yearning to forget and forgive all injuries - to be reconciled and clasp hands in amity.

- Charlotte Bronte

source: Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.190, Penguin

topic: Forgiveness, Strong, Hate, Amity, Happy Things