Bonier Quotes & Sayings

In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained. Secondly, since Scripture doth admit of diverse interpretations, that no one cling to any particular exposition with such pertinacity that, if what he supposed to be the teaching of Scripture should afterward turn out to be clearly false, he should nevertheless still presume to put it forward, lest thereby the sacred Scriptures should be exposed to the derision of unbelievers and the way of salvation should be closed to them. — Thomas Aquinas

Isabella entered her dining room in the morning to see two newspapers held by two sets of male hands, one set large and muscular, the other narrower and bonier. The occasional crunch of toast sounded behind the sheets of newsprint. Isabella — Jennifer Ashley

Ivanov: No, my clever young thing, it's not a question of romance. I say as before God that I will endure everything - depression and mental illness and ruin and the loss of my wife and premature old age and loneliness - but I cannot tolerate, cannot endure being ridiculous in my own eyes. I'm dying of shame at the thought that I, a healthy, strong man, have turned into some sort of Hamlet or Manfred, some sort of 'superfluous man' ... devil knows precisely what!
There are pitiful people who are flattered by being called Hamlet or superfluous men, but for me it's a disgrace! It stirs up my pride, I'm overcome by shame and I suffer ... — Anton Chekhov

Twitter actually may be improving its users' writing, as it forces them to wring meaning from fewer letters - it — Christian Rudder

When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time for other things; but when young we neglect them and this gives us time for anything. — Thomas Jefferson

I always try to individualize everything, every person. I see individuals and that's why I've never fallen for racism, or any type or classification of people. — Mike Vallely

The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free. — Abbas Kiarostami

You might be a redneck if you grow Vidalia onions, rather than considering them a gourmet item. — Jeff Foxworthy

Suffering in and of itself is meaningless; we give our suffering meaning by the way in which we respond to it. — Viktor E. Frankl

Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our dangers. — Friedrich Schiller