Lisbon Travel Quotes & Sayings

So, teaching him only that which she loved, not that which she had been taught, Janet read to Gibbie of Jesus, and talked to him of Jesus, until at length his whole soul was full of the Man, of His doings, of His words, of His thoughts, of His life. Almost before he knew, he was trying to fashion his life after that of the Master.

Janet had no inclination to trouble her own head, or Gibbie's heart, with what men call the plan of salvation. It was enough to her to find that he followed her Master. — George MacDonald

This Narcissus of ours
Can't see his face in the mirror
Because he has become the mirror. — Antonio Machado

In pharmaceutical speak, psilocybin is known as an asshole inhibitor. — Bill Maher

I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last. — Veronica Roth

The more I have written, the less it has been about exploring myself, and the more it has been about exploring the world around me. — Nick McDonell

Fear and doubt are greater enemies than failure. — Matshona Dhliwayo

We should realize that our deadliest enemies are anger and other delusions. Since these delusions are deeply ingrained mental habits, working to overcome them is not always easy. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police. — David Blunkett

Before I even had the chance to try, a current of energy washed through me, pulling a gasp from my lips. Strength and familiarity tripled through the air between us. The powerful sensation swarmed over me like a thousand little teeth nibbling on my skin, and shook me to the core. — A.K. Morgen

I expected differences among children in how they coped with the difficulty, but I saw something I never expected.
Confronted with the hard puzzles, one then-year-old boy pulled up his chair, rubbed his hands together, smacked his lips, and cried out, :I love a challenge!".
I never though anyone loved failure.
Not only weren't they discouraged by failure, they didn't even think they were failing. They though they were learning. — Carol S. Dweck

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld