Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
"If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord."
Accord quotes
Accord
28 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Hermann Hesse
Novelist, Poet
"I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?"
Edward Said
Literary Theorist, Critic, and Author
"I am for peace. And I am for a negotiated peace. But this accord is not a just peace."
Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je d‚fendrai jusqu'... la mort le droit que vous avez de le dire/ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it"
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"It is a great happiness when men's professions and their inclinations accord."
Explore further
Topics related to Accord
Browse quotes that often appear alongside accord — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Accord quotes (page 1 of 2)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection."
Read quote
13 likes
"Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired."
Read quote
11 likes
"The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation."
Read quote
8 likes
"Our psyche is set up in accord with the structure of the universe, and what happens in the macrocosm likewise happens in the infinitesimal and most subjective reaches of the psyche"
Read quote
7 likes
"No creature needs to be threatened with death to act in accord with its own nature"
Read quote
6 likes
"Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord"
Read quote
6 likes
"Flatterers and men of learning do not accord well with each other."
Read quote
5 likes
"Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord."
Read quote
4 likes
"External fears cease of their own accord when once we have conquered these traitors within the camp."
Read quote
3 likes
"I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions."
Read quote
3 likes