Lademoen Kirke Quotes & Sayings

Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you. — J.I. Packer

Believe me, friend Hellishnoise: the greatest events - they are not our loudest but our stillest hours. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The soul that has come to know God fully no longer desires anything else, nor does it attach itself to anything on the earth; and if you put before it a kingdom, it would not desire it, for the love of God gives such sweetness and joy to the soul that even the life of a king can no longer give it any sweetness. — Silouan The Athonite

Before our "company" set off, at a wink from the officer, Plumpie stood up and proposed a search. I could see that some of the others thought she was wasting our time, but our company commander cheerfully seconded her proposal. He suggested we search him first. A boy was called to do this, and found a big bunch of keys on him. Our commander acted as though he had been genuinely careless, and gave Plumpie a victorious smile. The rest of us searched each other. This roundabout way of doing things reflected a Maoist practice: things had to look as though they were the wish of the people, rather than commands from above. Hypocrisy and playacting were taken for granted. — Jung Chang

Lost his mind, he has, Wolfe said. "Keen observation, Yoda," I said. — Robert J. Crane

I come from very humble origins, so the last thing I would ever do is to look down my nose at people who can't afford to come here to my shop. — Bruce Oldfield

If any sensual weakness arise, we are to yield all our sound forces to the overthrowing of so unnatural a rebellion; wherein how can we want courage, since we are to deal against so feeble an adversary, that in itself is nothing but weakness? Nay, we are to resolve that if reason direct it, we must do it, and if we must do it, we will do it; for to say "I cannot" is childish, and "I will not" is womanish. — Philip Sidney

Love makes mutes of those who habitually speak most fluently. — Madeleine De Scudery

There's almost no gravity at the surface. If you were standing on [the surface], you could jump into orbit. — Donald E. Brownlee

I'm grandiose because I live a grandiose life. — Charlie Sheen

Sacrifice: Giving up something good for something better. As I have studied great men and women from the beginning of time, the common denominator of greatness has been the ability and willingness to sacrifice for whatever they were trying to achieve. When sacrifice has been there, great humans have emerged. Imagination, Wisdom — Hyrum W. Smith