Frichermont Quotes & Sayings

And as I went on and read, I lighted upon that passage, To one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another the word knowledge by the same Spirit; and to another faith, etc. 1 Cor. xii. And though, as I have since seen, that by this scripture the Holy Ghost intends, in special, things extraordinary, yet on me it did then fasten with conviction, that I did want things ordinary, even that understanding and wisdom that other Christians had. On this word I mused, and could not tell what to do, especially this word 'Faith' put me to it, for I could not help it, but sometimes must question, whether I had any faith, or no; but I was loath to conclude, I had no faith; for if I do so, thought I, then I shall count myself a very cast-away indeed. — John Bunyan

PARENTS FIRST MET they were — Mohsin Hamid

Some men are so eager for success that they are even willing to work for it. — Evan Esar

In order to live the life of your dreams, first you will have to dream! — Anamika Mishra

Without faith that there's a world beyond the one we live in, I don't see how it's possible to get rid of angst. — Robert Smith

There is no room for me here. Why don't I pack up and go? Nothing astonishes these people. They take everything in their stride. They neither rejoice at a birth nor are saddened at a death. When they laugh they say "I ask forgiveness of God" and when they weep they say "I ask forgiveness of God". Just that. And I, what have I learnt? — Tayeb Salih

I think there's something about dancers, they never ever forget where they come from. They never get grand, no matter what success they have. — Ruthie Henshall

I'd heard once in school that if a single bird were to transport all the sand, grain by grain, from the eastern seabord to the west coast of Africa, it would take ... I didn't catch the number of years, preferring to concentrate on the single bird chosen to perform this thankless task. It hardly seemed fair, because, unlike a horse or a Seeing Eye dog, the whole glory of being a bird is that nobody would ever put you to work. Birds search for grubs and build their nests, but their leisure time is theirs to spend as they see fit. I pictured this bird looking down from the branches to say, "You want me to do what?" before flying off, laughing at the at the foolish story he now had to tell his friends. — David Sedaris

It isn't easy to understand exactly what she is saying, for one doesn't know whether she is speaking ironically or seriously, it's mostly serious, but sounds ironic. - "Stop interpreting everything!" said K. — Franz Kafka

Unsustainable energy consumption has humanity locked into a death spiral with nature. — Steven Magee

It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs. — Hank Azaria

The teacher is not a person; they're a field of energy. They're a series of levels of attention. While they have a body and appear to be there, they're not. — Frederick Lenz