Aconteceu Quotes & Sayings

Were one to ask me in which direction I think man strongest, I should say, his capacity to hate. — Henry Ward Beecher

Enjoy the present day, as distrusting that which is to follow. — Horace

The people inside were in intense worship; it seemed to Sarah like they were in another world or something. The pleasantness in the atmosphere drew her in. She felt welcomed, even though she had not been invited; noticed, even though she had not been seen; loved, even though she wasn't known; and even though it didn't make sense to her - it didn't have to. — Calvin W. Allison

Are these things good for any other reason except that they end in pleasure, and get rid of and avert pain? Are you looking to any other standard but pleasure and pain when you call them good? — Plato

What I'm saying is simply that every totalitarian society, no matter how strict, has had its underground. In fact, two undergrounds. There's the underground involved in political resistance and the underground involved in preserving beauty and fun
which is to say, preserving the human spirit. — Tom Robbins

Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees. — Duke Ellington

What inflation really does is to change the relationships of prices and costs. — Henry Hazlitt

Francesca,' he murmured, making his voice smooth and personable, 'it is a delight to see you.'
'And you as well,' she replied. She smiled then, but it was in an amused sort of fashion, and he had the unexpected sense that she was mocking him. But there seemed little to be gained by pointing this out; it would only demonstrate how attuned he was to her every expression. — Julia Quinn

It is much more enjoyable to love success than to hate failure. — Russell Anthony Gibbs

His lips move against my hair. "I'm sorry, Senna."
I tremble. He's sorry? Him? "For what?" There is a million year pause.
"I couldn't save you this time."
I cry into his chest. Not because he couldn't. Because he wanted to. — Tarryn Fisher