Bergkvist K49 Quotes & Sayings

every happy friend increases our probability of being happy by 9 percent, — Frederic Lenoir

I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image. — Kim Kardashian

We've each given the hours of our lives in dull rote jobs for other men's profit, and have been asked to be grateful for doing that. — Charles Bukowski

Close thine eyes, and while thou sleepest Heaven will change thy fortune from evil to good. — Anonymous

The Wretched of the Earth is an explosion. — Emile Capouya

Perhaps it would have been better if he had killed me; my life is spoilt. — Louisa May Alcott

When I wrote about Mary Wollstonecraft, I found that here she was, in the late 18th century, going to work for the 'Analytical Review.' What was the 'Analytical Review?' It was a magazine that dealt with politics and literature. — Claire Tomalin

The confused mass of rules of conduct called law, which has been bequeathed to us by slavery, serfdom, feudalism, and royalty, has taken the place of those stone monsters, before whom human victims used to be immolated, and whom slavish savages dared not even touch lest they should be slain by the thunderbolts of heaven. — Peter Kropotkin

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes. — Jean Racine

There is need for careful discernment here. The evidence of earnestness, sincerity, and effort is considerable. The Christian's lifestyle is pious, proper, and correct. What's missing? He or she has not surrendered to the Christ of grace. The danger with our good works, spiritual investments, and all the rest of it is that we can construct a picture of ourselves in which we situate our self-worth. Complacency then replaces sheer delight in God's unconditional love. Our doing becomes the very undoing of the ragamuffin gospel. — Brennan Manning