Burchel Quotes & Sayings

My days of laziness have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous endeavor; my seasons of coldness have frozen all the genial glow of my periods of fervency and enthusiasm; and my fits of worldliness have thrown me back from my advances in the divine life. I had need to beware of lean prayers, lean praises, lean duties, and lean experiences, for these will eat up the fat of my comfort and peace. If I neglect prayer for never so short a time, I lose all the spirituality to which I had attained; if I draw no fresh supplies from heaven, the old corn in my granary is soon consumed by the famine that rages in my soul. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The search for happiness is one of the few actions in which human beings absolutely agree upon, though they may not agree on what it implies or how to find it. This quest for satisfaction emphasizes the creation of physical and mental boundaries that we would like to "privatize" for our welfare and security, trying to keep them unchanged in appearance and actions. That quest is ultimately insatiable and eventually results in more suffering and dissatisfaction — Ivan Figueroa-Otero

All the rare and royal names
Wormy sheepskin yet retains — John Millington Synge

I have a few memories of being young here in the United States, but almost no recollections of being young in Vietnam. — Khoi Vinh

Inquisitive people aren't really very attractive, are they? — Helen Clark MacInnes

It would be flattering to be thought of as someone who celebrated life. — Bjork

I love you because you're a child and you're scared.' You're going to hurt me in the end. You're quite mad. — Consuelo De Saint-Exupery

There are degrees of justice, Elijah. When the lesser is incompatable with the greater, the lesser must give way. — Isaac Asimov

You marked up my neck last night with that filthy mouth of yours. And you know what else?" Troy felt his defenses slipping. Against his better judgment, he looked down and immediately got lost in her green eyes. "I like it. Having your marks on me. — Tessa Bailey

One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done. — Judy LaMarsh