Gentillesse Larousse Quotes & Sayings

The penetrating brilliance of swords
Wielded by followers of the Way
Strikes at the evil enemy
Lurking deep within
Their own souls and bodies. — Morihei Ueshiba

There are two kind of people in the world those who wish to be remembered, and those who are always remembered. — Kartik Mehta

You are so beautiful, he mouthed. But of course she couldn't see his lips. Guess he was going to have to show her. — J.R. Ward

Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won. — Henrik Ibsen

if God's glory is the only all-satisfying reality in the universe, then to try to do good for people, without aiming to show them the glory of God and ignite in them a delight in God, would be like treating fever with cold packs when you have penicillin. The apostle Paul warns that I can "give all my possessions to feed the poor, and . . . deliver my body to be burned," and still "not have love" (1 Cor. 13:3). The final reason for this is that man is not the center of true virtue, God is. So — John Piper

I couldn't ask her anything. There wasn't a single question to which I'd get the answer I wanted. — Amy Bloom

Polygamy was common [amongst the Navajo], but women had superior property rights, owning sheep and the houses. A man who deserted his family would be destitute -- a powerful incentive to stay married. — Timothy Egan