No child is as despised by his peers as one who by complaining, and soliciting authoritarian interventions, endeavours to make other children like him. ~ me
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Great/inspirational quotes
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“No man is hurt but by himself.”
Diogenes, 4th Century BC
Diogenes, 4th Century BC
Oscar Wilde
As in, anything by Oscar Wilde?
Haha! I prob should have replied to asformeandmyhouse when I wrote that. Wilde is the one who came up with the quote i posted before it.
Thanks!
“Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and am never a real sufferer but by my own fault.”
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1128
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1128
Gam zeh ya' avor - a wise man in Solomon's court.
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“The only victory love can enjoy is the day when its offer of love is answered by the return of love. The only possible final triumph is a universe loved by God and in love with God.”
William Barclay, A Spiritual Autobiography, 1977
William Barclay, A Spiritual Autobiography, 1977
God allows us to feel the fragility of human love so we'll appreciate the strength of His.
I believe in Christ as I believe in the sun; not because I see it, but because I see everything By it.
True humility is not thinking less of yourself: it's thinking of yourself less.
I know now, Lord, why you have uttered no answers; you yourself are the answer.
The task of teachers is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.
A woman's heart must be so close to God that a Man must chase Him to find her.
You don't HAVE a SOUL. You ARE a SOUL. You HAVE a BODY.
Love is not wasted for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
Be weird, be random, be who you are because you never know who would love the person you hide.
You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start now and change the ending.
What we believe, we are.
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
It's not the load you carry, but the way you carry it.
Human history is the long, terrible story of man trying to find happiness outside of God.
My prayer is that when I die, all of Hell rejoices because I'm out of the fight.
Children are not a distraction from the most important work. They ARE the most important work.
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Don't let your happiness depend on something you can loose.
-some of my favorite quotes by C.S. Lewis
I believe in Christ as I believe in the sun; not because I see it, but because I see everything By it.
True humility is not thinking less of yourself: it's thinking of yourself less.
I know now, Lord, why you have uttered no answers; you yourself are the answer.
The task of teachers is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.
A woman's heart must be so close to God that a Man must chase Him to find her.
You don't HAVE a SOUL. You ARE a SOUL. You HAVE a BODY.
Love is not wasted for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
Be weird, be random, be who you are because you never know who would love the person you hide.
You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start now and change the ending.
What we believe, we are.
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
It's not the load you carry, but the way you carry it.
Human history is the long, terrible story of man trying to find happiness outside of God.
My prayer is that when I die, all of Hell rejoices because I'm out of the fight.
Children are not a distraction from the most important work. They ARE the most important work.
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Don't let your happiness depend on something you can loose.
-some of my favorite quotes by C.S. Lewis
CS was the man
A bit Catholic, but yes, I enjoy his books and a number of his quotes have helped me.
I enjoy his stuff pretty good at least what I have read. He must have been a slow talker who never got to the point. I read a funny article about how he was so bad that Tolkien, a good friend of his, made the ents (slow talking tree dudes) from Lord of the Rings after CS.
“If I were Jesus Christ, I would save Judas.”
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
"Christ unites himself to many. In other marriages only one person is taken, but here millions are taken. Otherwise, poor souls might cry out, "Alas! Christ has married So-and-so, but what is that to me? I am left out." No, Christ marries thousands. It is a holy and chaste polygamy. Multitudes of people do not defile this marriage bed. Any poor sinner who brings a humble, believing heart may be married to Christ."
Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686), a Puritan preacher
[From The Godly Man's Picture by Thomas Watson, a Puritan Paperback edition published by the Banner of Truth.]
Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686), a Puritan preacher
[From The Godly Man's Picture by Thomas Watson, a Puritan Paperback edition published by the Banner of Truth.]
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“God forbid that I should limit the time of acquiring faith to the present life. In the depth of the Divine mercy there may be opportunity to win it in the future.”
Martin Luther, Letter to Hanseu Von Rechenberg, 1522
Martin Luther, Letter to Hanseu Von Rechenberg, 1522
you are only one doubt away from unbelief.
“I am so tried by the things said about God. I understand God’s patience with the wicked, but I do wonder how He can be so patient with the pious.”
George MacDonald, The Elect Lady, 1888
George MacDonald, The Elect Lady, 1888
"God always gives us strength enough for the day. But if we insist on dragging in tomorrow’s cares and piling them on top of today's cares – our strength will not be enough for the load. God will not give additional strength - just to humor our whims of worry and distrust."
J.R. Miller (1840-1912)
J.R. Miller (1840-1912)