Cometendo Quotes & Sayings

The Heart sees what the eyes cannot — Unknown Author 511

The politeness which she had been brought up to practice as a duty made it impossible for her to escape; while the want of that higher species of self-command, that just consideration of others, that knowledge of her own heart, that principle of right which had not formed any essential part of her education, made her miserable under it. — Jane Austen

CONVICTIONS are lessons learned from experiences we'd never want to go through again, but wouldn't trade for anything in the world. — Mark Batterson

The government is a giant corporation with no competition that is constantly trying to keep you off balance so it can siphon more money from you. — Adam Carolla

Legitimate First watched them go as they walked away. Sergeant Colon felt he was being measured up.
"I've always wondered about his name," said Nobby, turning and waving. "I mean ... Legitimate?"
"Can't blame a mother for being proud, Nobby," said Colon. — Terry Pratchett

Morality is not a large, constructed *thing* you have or have not, but simply a capacity. Something you carry with you in your brain and in your hands. — Barbara Kingsolver

Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina. — Ike Skelton

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. — Malcolm Muggeridge

The day after high school, I was off to basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Station. You gotta understand, we didn't care about sports. We wanted to win the war. We wanted to win the war! And at the time, we didn't know if we would. — Bud Grant

For my part, I can compare her (a gossip) to nothing but the sun; for, like him, she knows no rest, nor ever sets in one place but to rise in another. — John Dryden

She liked talking and Ove liked keeping quiet. Retrospectively, Ove assumed that was what people meant when they said that people were compatible. — Fredrik Backman