Linstituteur Quotes & Sayings

People who are obsessed are raw with God; they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don't put it on for God; He is their safe place, where they can be at peace. — Francis Chan

Elizabeth related to Jane the next day what had passed between Mr. Wickham and herself. Jane listened with astonishment and concern; she knew not how to believe that Mr. Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr. Bingley's regard; and yet, it was not in her nature to question the veracity of a young man of such amiable appearance as Wickham. The possibility of his having endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing remained therefore to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake whatever could not be otherwise explained. — Jane Austen

I maintain that some Jew wrote it who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any. — Martin Luther

As long as it's what you're passionate about, go for it. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

If they would, for Example, praise the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they describe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipses, and other geometrical terms ... — Jonathan Swift

Change is the handmaiden Nature requires to do her miracles with. — Mark Twain

My original idea for the cover was better - decapitate Paul - but he wouldn't go along with it. — John Lennon

I date older men, and I date younger men. I have no rules about that. — Mary Frann

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately lonely? That is awful beyond words. — Freddie Mercury

But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Downfall? How ominous you make it sound. There is no downfall being plotted. Merely a question being asked. (Callie)
Aye, and empires have been splintered apart over the mere utterance of a single word. (Sin) — Kinley MacGregor

What forests of laurel we bring, and the tears of mankind, to those who stood firm against the opinion of their contemporaries! — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every empire grows until its reach exceeds its grasp. — James S.A. Corey

Focus on essentials and try not to get distracted and bogged down by things that don't add value to the bottom line. — Carlos Slim

Also she went in for culture, which gave her a certain moral authority. It wouldn't now; but people believed, then, that culture could make you better - a better person. They believed it could uplift you, or the women believed it. They hadn't yet seen Hitler at the opera house. — Margaret Atwood