Mendicants Plea Quotes & Sayings

The cicadas, as if they were wired on the same circuit, suddenly filled the garden with a loud burst of celebration. — Peter Carey

I used to think that if I had a choice between writing well and living well, I would choose the former. But now I think that's sheer lunacy. Writing weighs so much less, in the great cosmic equation, than living. — Nicole Krauss

In loss itself I find assuagement: having lost the treasure, I've nothing to fear. — Juana Ines De La Cruz

There is a widening gap between the middle-aged-to-older generation, who still read newspapers and watch CCTV news, and the Internet generation. — Rebecca MacKinnon

I went to Istanbul. I spoke to blind people, most of whom had lost their sight suddenly. I asked them to describe the last thing they saw. — Sophie Calle

People who cannot respect others for their good qualities -
people who only look at the bad in others - are no good
themselves. By looking at only the bad points, you open
yourself up, and in a real encounter, will most probably be
killed. — Masaaki Hatsumi

The Scriptures bear ample and continuous evidence that the faith of the resurrection of the body lies in the faith that Jesus Christ died and rose again. — Edward McKendree Bounds

When we accept any discipline for ourselves, we try to avoid everything except that which is necessary for our purpose; it is this purposefulness, which belongs to the adult mind, that we force upon school children. We say, Never keep your mind aler. — Rabindranath Tagore

Confidence sometimes requires purposeful preparation and practice. — Sam Owen