Broyhill Attic Heirloom Quotes & Sayings

There is an endless kingdom to be enjoyed, and everlasting life to be given us, that we may live in that kingdom forever. — John Bunyan

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Certain other societies may respect the rule of force
we respect the rule of law. — John F. Kennedy

You have been with me, as close as the tips of my fingers, even when we were years and seas apart. Your being was like the hum of a plucked string at the edge of my hearing, or a scent carried on a breeze. Did not you feel it so? — Robin Hobb

But I know nothing; my future is a wide-open vista, leading to an unknown country - The Rest Of My Life. — Kate Atkinson

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness. — James Allen

It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness of the tenure by which he holds it; will be less attached to what he holds by a momentary or uncertain title, than to what he enjoys by a durable or certain title; and, of course, will be willing to risk more for the sake of the one, than for the sake of the other. — Alexander Hamilton

The greatness of a popular character is less according to the ratio of his genius than the sympathy he shows with the prejudices and even the absurdities of his time. Fanatics do not select the cleverest but the most fanatical leaders as was evidenced in the choice of Robespierre by the French Jacobins, and in that of Cromwell by the English Puritans. — Alphonse De Lamartine

Rejoice with those who rejoice. I have found that difficult too often. I was much better at weeping with those who weep. — Marilynne Robinson

It takes a special person to see darkness inside of someone and not condemn them. — Shannon Messenger

You can't govern without loving the people and without humility! — Pope Francis