Basamania Quotes & Sayings

In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. — Benjamin Franklin

Imagine knowing that you're good at something, so good that the world would be in awe of you if they could see your work, and then keeping yourself a secret from the world. — Paul Auster

Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class. — Choi Hong Hi

Victim, volunteer or survivor... Which you are you? Its truly your choice! — Jose N. Harris

true church, whilst the authorities appeared ever more indulgent to the unChristian pastimes — Tristram Hunt

Conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empires, but what history really shows is that today's empire is tomorrow's ashes; that nothing lasts forever, and that to not resist is to acquiesce in your own oppression. The greatest form of sanity that anyone can exercise is to resist that force that is trying to repress, oppress, and fight down the human spirit. — Mumia Abu-Jamal

It is not easy to recover an art when once lost. — Oliver Goldsmith

Sorry to hear about your Dad."
He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him."
"Heart attack?"
"He was hit by a Pizza Express truck. — J.A. Konrath

But opinions, judgments, memories, dreaming about the future - ninety percent of the thoughts spinning around in our heads have no essential reality. — Joko Beck

If Satan can't make you bad, he'll make you busy. — Adrian Rogers

Could this be a picture of me praying by the kitchen sink while I'm washing my dishes? It could be. And, yes, the Lord assures me that my eyes might be open as I take in the view from the backyard. I see the trees that my husband and I planted together, and I praise God for His gift of a husband. Could this be a picture of me praising the Lord as I snuggle in close to my husband — Darlene Schacht

You eat donuts before you work out?" I queried. "Not every time, but do it occasionally to remind myself why I'm workin' out," he responded. This was absurd but I had to admit, it also made an absurd kind of sense. — Kristen Ashley

I suggest that the best geologist is he who has seen most rocks. — Herbert Harold Read