Loath Quotations

It may be that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,' but I should be loath to see a rose on a maiden's breast substituted by a flower, however beautiful and fragrant it might be, that is went by the name of the skunk lily.

I am always loath to use the world 'evil,' but if 'evil' is the reverse of 'live,' Guy de Rothschild is thoroughly evil. He stands for the opposite of life.

Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you've ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding.

Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they would be hanged forthwith, and sometimes die to save charges.

Magazines and newspapers are loath to discuss these types of deals publicly.

Politicians are loath to do anything that would hurt development in their local district. Politically, it would be impossible to propose limiting development.

I would be surprised if someone was willing to pay at this price for the stock. I am pretty cynical, but I am loath to dismiss it completely.

I'd be very loath to be critical of what Judith did,

I executed a coup ... and it would be loath of me to leave the process half-done in terms of the processes of law.

Most immigration opponents are loath to admit it, at least publicly, but they are worried that the huge influx of Hispanics will somehow change America for the worse. But those fears are unfounded. Some may talk about the browning of America, but immigrants are a net positive.

The government of Israel, with its important security concerns, is loath to relinquish control, almost acting as though there has been no withdrawal.

Never, since the fall of communism, has it been so abundantly clear that an ethos exists, which is loath to accept the freedoms and prosperity we hold sacred in this nation.

In the absence of specifics that would throw his nomination into doubt, Democrats will be loath to want to be as combative and confrontational as they might otherwise be.

This is more than symbolic. This is the leader saying, 'We're moving too far right,' ... I'm loath to call Rafsanjani moderate, but in the current context, he is a voice of moderation.

He ne'er considered it, as loath To look a gift-horse in the mouth