Absconditus Quotes & Sayings

Autocracy is a government of the few from above; Bolshevism is a government of the few from below. — Ameen Rihani

All high mathematics serves to do is to beget higher mathematics. — Ashim Shanker

We are both burdened and blessed by the great responsibility of the will - the power of choice. Our future is determined, in large part, by the choices we make now. We cannot always control our circumstances, but we can and do choose our response to whatever arises. Reclaiming the power of choice, we find the courage to live fully in the world. — Dan Millman

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but love is the perfection of it.
'Perfection — Steve Copland

God repeatedly uses the least-likely and least-prepared individuals (ourselves included) to make the deepest impact on our world. — Dillon Burroughs

It'll be George Michael all over again," Dad mutters darkly to Mum, and I give a sharp intake of breath. That is AGAINST our family code. No one was supposed to mention George Michael ever again. We even turn off "Carless Whisper" whenever it comes on. — Sophie Kinsella

Work, alternated with needful rest, is the salvation of man or woman. — Antoinette Brown Blackwell

I never said that I was going to write a literary masterpiece. I just wanted to write something to make people feel something, hopefully in the nether regions. — Jennifer Lassalle Edwards

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. — Victor Hugo

The fountain has not played itself out, the Flame still shines, the River still flows, the Spring still bubbles forth, the Light has not faded. But between us and It, there is a veil which is more like fifty feet of solid concrete. Deus absconditus. Or we have absconded. — R.D. Laing

I learn about the sacred in the everyday - I look in your face ... — John Geddes

It wasn't my finest moment, but I rolled my eyes and actually huffed. "Fine, don't answer. I don't even know why I asked."
"No, I am not having sex with anyone."
"Oh." I shrugged nonchalantly, but for some reason his response filled me with glee. It was as if a unicorn had appeared beneath a double rainbow and started tap dancing. — Penny Reid