Dolci Momenti Quotes & Sayings

Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?" I asked in genuine wonder. "Don't women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? — Arthur Conan Doyle

A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit. — John Owen

After an early legal and legislative life attempting to abolish slavery, Jefferson, now at midlife, made a calculated decision that he would no longer risk his "usefulness" in the arena by pressing the issue.55 (There was a partial victory later: The Northwest Ordinance of 178756 prohibited slavery north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi rivers.) In all, though, for Jefferson public life was about compromise and an unending effort to balance competing interests. To have pursued abolition, even when coupled, as it was in Jefferson's mind, with deportation, was politically lethal. And Jefferson was not going to risk all for what he believed was a cause whose time had not yet come. — Jon Meacham

I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them. — Donatella Versace

We consider it innocent to desire, and heinous that the other person should do so. — Marcel Proust

Impression - I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it ... and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape. — Claude Monet

In the school of discipleship, suffering for Christ is never an elective course, but a required core class. — Steven J. Lawson

Actions rooted in greed, hatred, or ignorance bring unpleasant results. — Joseph Goldstein

I believe in a very deep way that our past is what brings us to our future. When I pray for someone, I thank God for every day of their life, for every moment, for every heartbreak and each moment of happiness that has brought them to be this person at this time. I believe in mining through the darkest seasons in our lives and choosing to believe that we'll find something important every time. — Shauna Niequist

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. — Lucille Clifton

Your boyfriend's crazy," he said to Clary.
"Yeah, but he's hot," said Clary. "So there's that. — Cassandra Clare

In Western dream interpretation, it's often connected to psychotherapy and looking at the personality and what's going on in your life. In Eastern dream telling, many times there's this idea of a special gift. And without this gift, you could study and study, but you'd never really become an effective dream teller. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

A weak background is a deadly thing. — Robert Henri

I should never stand alone in this desert world, but that manna would drop from heaven, if I would but rise with every rising sun to gather it. — Margaret Fuller

It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don't care. — Pablo Picasso