424469c92 Quotes & Sayings

Long live the weeds that overwhelm
My narrow vegetable realm!
The bitter rock, the barren soil
That force the son of man to toil;
All things unholy, marred by curse,
The ugly of the universe. — Theodore Roethke

Do you think people are born villains, or do they live long enough to fight for those they care for, those they love, before realizing what they become? — Eric Dulin

Look not to a woman's head for her brains, but rather to her heart. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton

I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly. — Teju Cole

My grandfather and I were very close. — Tea Obreht

To be spiritual has only one real purpose. It is a means to an end, not the end itself. The goal of all spiritual exercise must be the goal of righteousness. God calls us to be holy. Christ sets the priority of the Christian life: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matt. 6:33). The goal is righteousness. — R.C. Sproul