Apostolski Oci Quotes & Sayings

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents ... — Douglas Wilson

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you to eat his pears. — Horace

Sometimes we look around and realize we need new friends. That's the sign that they are just around the bend — Liz Hester

There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. $7.7 billion is a lot of money, but that is one of the lesser evils. Our failure to successfully enforce these laws is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people in Colombia. I haven't even included the harm to young people. It's absolutely disgraceful to think of picking up a 22-year-old for smoking pot. More disgraceful is the denial of marijuana for medical purposes. — Milton Friedman

Only that which cannot be lost in a shipwreck is yours. — Al-Ghazali

How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature. — Maria Montessori

Deal with your wins and losses alike. With tequila, lemon and a pinch of salt. — Saleem Sharma

Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.' — Mo Ibrahim

I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. — Abraham Lincoln