Edith Stien Quotes & Sayings

It is the first rule in oratory that a man must appear such as he would persuade others to be: and that can be accomplished only by the force of his life. — Jonathan Swift

But not all of them are decorated to the same level of taste. — Max Maven

There is no point in thinking of what could've been; no point in belaboring the past. — Christine Fonseca

When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside world stuff when I'm writing. — Adam Mansbach

I have thought I am creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hovering over the great gulf, till a few moments hence I am no more seen. I drop into an unchangeable eternity! I want to know one thing, the way to heaven
how to land safe on that happy shore. God himself has condescended to teach the way: for this very end he came from heaven. He hath written it down in a book. O give me that book! At any price give me the Book of God! I have it. Here is knowledge enough for me. Let me be homo unius libri [a man of one book]. — John Wesley

I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback. — Tim Tebow

The deepest rivers make least din. — William Alexander, 1st Earl Of Stirling

It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimited and absolute is the vision of him who sits at ease and watches, who walks in loneliness and dreams. — Oscar Wilde

People change, you know. When you leave your country, you are like a plant taken out of soil. Some people turn hard, they can't flower again. — Abraham Verghese

When you're applying for jobs, it's best to be employed while doing it. You want the world to know that you're not lollygagging between gigs, but instead have a lot of choices in front of you and are actively charting your own path. — Sophia Amoruso

I am not interested in what a man can't do. I want to know what he CAN do. — Walt Disney

But a few days later Muriel, reading over the Seven Commandments to herself, noticed that there was yet another of them which the animals had remembered wrong. They had thought the Fifth Commandment was "No animal shall drink alcohol," but there were two words that they had forgotten. Actually the Commandment read: "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess. — George Orwell

Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear. — Norman Vincent Peale