Mere Quotes

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.

– George Farquhar

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

– Joseph Addison

The mere imparting of information is not education.

– Carter G. Woodson

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth – the mere scum of the earth.

– Duke of Wellington

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

– The Bible

The here-and-now is no mere filling of time, but a filling of time with God.

– John W. Foster

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

– Robertson Davies

I abhor mere prettiness.

– Richard Burton

Women aren’t as mere as they used to be.

– Walt Kelly