Relief Quotes

A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the objects than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape illuminated by the sun, and one overshadowed by clouds, and illuminated only by the diffused light of the atmosphere.

The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber.

To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America.

Work must be found for able-bodied but destitute workers. The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.

I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact.

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

It would positively be a relief to me to dig Shakespeare up and throw stones at him.

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees.