Elegantantiquekerosenelamps Quotes & Sayings

Nothing teaches us so much the preciousness of the Creator, as when we learn the emptiness of all besides. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

And very probably he had long since come to the sage and sensible conclusion that a man's religion is one thing, and this practical world quite another. — Herman Melville

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave. — A.A. Milne

I don't tend to listen to music in training, except maybe the radio in the gym. I do use music prior to racing though; it helps to fire me up plus it's good for blocking out the distractions around me. — Chris Hoy

The third day, he wasn't on the road. I wanted to feel relieved. Instead, I was disappointed. Until I got home. Mom had had the day off, the first in a long while. So, of course, she was home when I got there. And so was Joe. Sitting at our kitchen table. Wearing dress pants, a dress shirt. And a bow tie. Which, unbeknownst to me, turned out to be one of my greatest weaknesses. I — T.J. Klune

I was not in favor of U.S. troops in Lebanon. And I voted against it. — John Kasich

Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive. — Bill Hicks

As long as I breath, I can only be thankful. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatness of action includes immoral as well as moral greatness
Cortes and Napoleon, as well as Luther and Washington. — Edwin Percy Whipple

Then, when shame strikes, it is so nasty you have to numb yourself, and what better anesthetic than your addiction? It is the perfect vicious circle. — Edward T. Welch

You know the Romans were fond of bloodshed. North Africa was one of many places where the Roman Empire had its arenas. It was their amphitheatre which, with the passage of time, had enlarged with the vanishing of many rocks. But, thank God, man has changed and, after six hundred years, that bloody sport has ended. — Waheed Ibne Musa