John Worthing Quotes & Sayings

Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you are sick of your sickness you will cease to be sick. — Laozi

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. — James Dale Davidson

Durnik needs a tower somewhere in the Vale," Belgarath was saying.
"I don't see why, father," Polgara replied.
"All of Aldur's disciples have towers, Pol. It's the custom."
"Old customs persist
even when there's no longer any need for them."
"He's going to need to study, Pol. How can he possibly study with you underfoot all the time?"
She gave him a long, chilly stare.
"Maybe I should rephrase that. — David Eddings

It is in those times of hopeless chaos when the sovereign hand of God is most likely to be seen. — Thomas Chalmers

Maybe he was manfully hiding his raging desire. — Noelle Adams

Do you suppose that I should have lived as long as I have if I had moved in the sphere of public life, and conducting myself in that sphere like an honorable man, had always upheld the cause of right, and conscientiously set this end above all other things? Not by a very long way, gentlemen; neither would any other man. — Socrates

Sometimes a moment is so remarkable that it carves out a space in time and spins there, while the world rushes on around it. This was one such. — Laini Taylor

Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e., universal] church. It is not lawful either to baptize or to celebrate a love feast without the bishop, but whatever he approves of, that is also pleasing to God. — Ignatius Of Antioch

Being beautiful isn't everything ... Sometimes it's interesting to show how you feel on the inside on the outside, just through expressing yourself. — FKA Twigs

The best bribe which London offers to-day to the imagination, is, that, in such a vast variety of people and conditions, one can believe there is room for persons of romantic character to exist, and that the poet, the mystic, and the hero may hope to confront their counterparts. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem. — Jim Rohn