Fondlings Quotes & Sayings

When I think of whisper, I think of tenderness, gentleness, beauty. And that was God's voice. The hard part with whispers, though, is we have to be listening for them. They are just loud enough that only the people listening will hear and those who are distracted won't. — Jefferson Bethke

It is the gift of all poets to find the commonplace astonishing, and the astonishing quite natural. — Margery Sharp

I have learned to accept it, even ask for it, this 'more than I can handle.' Because in these times, God shows Himself victorious. He reminds me that all of this life requires more of Him and less of me. God does give us more than we can handle. Not maliciously, but intentionally, in love, that His glory may be displayed, that we may have no doubt of who is in control, that people may see His grace and faithfulness shining through our lives. — Katie Davis

Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that. — Alex Ferguson

But hunger is pride's master... — Mark Twain

You can graciously live through every struggle. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days. — Kris Carr

Never stand and take a charge ... charge them too. — Nathan Bedford Forrest

People treat us the way we teach them to treat us. — Wayne Dyer

She wanted to say something smart and kind, put together some combination of words to reach him where he'd reached her with his. But the thing was, there was more courage in these revelations of his than she had ever shown anyone, and in a world that was full of taking and cruelty, he was fucking breaking her heart with what he was giving her. — J.R. Ward

Everything that is deep loves the mask — Friedrich Nietzsche

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools. — Roger L'Estrange

Sometimes things need to get broken — T. Greenwood

This sacrifice of a pawn nowadays is only played for drawing purposes. Especially against the very strongest masters it has proved to be quite useful to this end. — Jan Hein Donner

He saw that all the struggles of life were incessant, laborious, painful, that nothing was done quickly, without labor, that it had to undergo a thousand fondlings, revisings, moldings, addings, removings, graftings, tearings, correctings, smoothings, rebuildings, reconsiderings, nailings, tackings, chippings, hammerings, hoistings, connectings - all the poor fumbling uncertain incompletions of human endeavor. They went on forever and were forever incomplete, far from perfect, refined, or smooth, full of terrible memories of failure and fears of failure, yet, in the way of things, somehow noble, complete, and shining in the end. — Jack Kerouac