The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself. Archibald MacLeish
Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resigns his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. Henry David Thoreau
O Dormer, how can I behold thy fate, And not the wonders of thy youth relate; How can I see the gay, the brave, the young, Fall in the cloud of war, and lie unsung! In joys of conquest he resigns his breath, And, filled with England's glory, smiles in death. Joseph Addison
The creative personality never remains fixed on the first world it discovers. It never resigns itself to anything. Anaïs Nin
I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission. Robert Burns
Who wives for a dower, resigns his own power. French Proverb