The common damn'd shun their society.
Anonymity is not necessarily something to shun; we don't have to achieve celebrity to make a mark on the world.
Avoid Extremes; and shun the fault of such Who still are pleas'd too little or too much.
If you are poor, shun association with him who measures men with the yardstick of riches.
Adventure-seasoned and storm-buffeted, I shun all signs of anchorage, because The zest of life exceeds the bound of laws.
If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.
The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one who, running out of the rain, falls into the river.
Don't rely on men but don't shun them either.
The moth unwitting rushes on the fire, Through ignorance the fish devours the bait, We men know well the foes that lie in wait, Yet cannot shun the meshes of desire.
Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones.
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.
This restless world Is full of chances, which by habit's power To learn to bear is easier than to shun.
What you demand from storytelling is a moral - even political - import. I tend to shun that didactic aspect.
Shun an angry man for a moment-your enemy forever.
I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.
Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.
Please, shun darkness, and like trees, always seek to grow toward the light.
Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.
What are the facts? Again and again and again – what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what “the stars foretell,” avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable “verdict of history” – what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!