Diekmans Quotes & Sayings

I have no great quickness of apprehension or wit which is so remarkable in some clever men, for instance Huxley — Charles Darwin

It was a strange thing: one never appeared to take a step forward int he heart or mind of this man. Those who wished, so to speak, to force their way into intimacy with him found the path blocked. — Alexandre Dumas

It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach. — Van Morrison

Someone once told me that part of you lives on so long as somebody remembers you. — Justin Cronin

The wind then became calmed in some degree: when, after sun-rise, we perceived that the mountain we had seen was in the air, and that we could see light between it and the sea. I was much astonished at this: but, seeing the sailors in the utmost perturbation, and bidding farewell to one another, I said, Pray what is the matter? They said, What we supposed to be a mountain, is really a Rokh,1 and if he sees us, we shall assuredly perish, there being now between us and him a distance of ten miles only. But God, in his goodness, gave us a good wind, and we steered our course in a direction from him, so that we saw no more of him; nor had we any knowledge of the particulars of his shape. — Ibn Battuta

Emptiness is the pregnant void out of which all creation springs. But many of us fear emptiness. We prefer to remain ... surrounded by things ... we imagine are subject to our control. — Wayne Muller

One cannot have a future if he doesn't serve the one and only God — Sunday Adelaja

Tell me, Mr. Bennet, how can we amuse you during your visit? Do you hunt?" Lady Catherine was spooning her turtle soup, blowing delicately to cool it.
"I am certain an animal would sooner die of laughter than gunshot wound if I even made the attempt. — Karen V. Wasylowski