Adze Quotes & Sayings

And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels. — William Morley Punshon

It seems to me very important to the idea of democracy to the country and to the world eventually that all men and women stand equal under the sky. — Georgia O'Keeffe

On cold December fragrant chaplets blow, And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow. — Alexander Pope

To understand the new birth is to have a revelation of its mystery — Sunday Adelaja

In Heaven there is no need for sex because there is no need for a shadow or illustration-just a need to enjoy it! — David Berg

You know the difference between Hell's fury and a scorned woman? If you keep your wits about you, you might have a chance of surviving Hell in one piece. — Joshua Bader

People in the United States, including me, are naturally inclined to support Israel. I'm an evangelical Christian who teaches the Bible every Sunday at my church. I teach half the Old Testament and half the New Testament. We Americans identify the Hebrews, the Israelites, with ourselves. — Jimmy Carter

No matter how many romantic poems you recite, no matter how many glorious tales of love you read, how can you really understand the condition if you've never found yourself in it? — Sherry D. Ficklin

Most of the houses were of logs - all of them, indeed, except three or four; these latter were frame ones. There were none of brick, and none of stone. There was a log church, with a puncheon floor and slab benches. A puncheon floor is made of logs whose upper surfaces have been chipped flat with the adze. The cracks between the logs were not filled; there was no carpet; consequently, if you dropped anything smaller than a peach, it was likely to go through. The church was perched upon short sections of logs, which elevated it two or three feet from the ground. Hogs slept under there, and whenever the dogs got after them during services, the minister had to wait till the disturbance was over. In winter there was always a refreshing breeze up through the puncheon floor; in summer there were fleas enough for all. — Mark Twain

Sometimes fear is a warning. It's like someone putting a hand on your shoulder and saying Go No Farther. — Anne Rice