Barbachante Quotes & Sayings

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up by prosperity, nor cast down by mishap; whether you give or take away from him, so long as he keeps his beloved, he has a spring of inward peace. Thus, even though thy outward man grieve, or weep downright, that may well be borne, if only thy inner man remain at peace, perfectly content with the will of God. — Johannes Tauler

If you do not pray, everything can disappoint you by going wrong. If you do pray, everything can still go wrong, but not in a way that will disappoint you. — Hubert Van Zeller

The ground recoiled, shocked. The worktable swooped beneath him as though it were a swing whose rope had broken. He turned over, grinding his belly against the table, holding the sides with his outstretched hands to kill the fear. The figure was standing now, and his feet held the ground flatly, directly on the damp, breathing earth. As trees do, he sought strength with grasping, rock-splitting notes. The first step shook the earth almost as the standing had. After — Gene Wolfe

He prayed for the recovery of that inward privacy which the purpose of his vigil demanded that he seek: a clean parchment of the spirit whereon the words of a summons might be written in his solitude - if that other Immensurable Loneliness which was God stretched forth Its hand to touch his own tiny human loneliness and to mark his vocation there. — Walter M. Miller Jr.

Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted to break the silence. Now I feel I'm in a much better place emotionally than I've ever been anytime in my life. — Chris Witty

There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and smile. — Edward Hoagland

People want power but not wisdom. Power without wisdom is a very dangerous thing. Better to have wisdom first. — Frederick Lenz

Businesses should be focused on business, and social responsibility should be government responsibility. — Terry Gou

Like the sound of a velvet curtain being drawn aside on a peaceful morning to let sunlight wake someone very special to you. — Haruki Murakami

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is. — Jed S. Rakoff

Descriptive statistics exist to simplify, which always implies some loss of nuance or detail. — Charles Wheelan