Metigast Quotes & Sayings

The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they dared so roundly to assert, that God spoke to them; and whether they did not think at the time, that they would be misunderstood, & so be the cause of imposition.
Isaiah answer'd, I saw no God, nor heard any, in a finite organical perception; but my senses discover'd the infinite in every thing, and as I was then persuaded, & remain confirm'd; that the voice of honest indignation is the voice of God, I cared not for consequences but wrote. — William Blake

As Christians, we worship a victimized Lord. We should expect to suffer and should have particular compassion on those who hurt emotionally and physically. But we do not resemble the Suffering Servant when we take pains to show off our suffering. — Kevin DeYoung

I inherit the results of my acts of body, speech, and mind. My actions are my continuation. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Don't project his mistakes from the past onto him now. Don't let past choices define present actions. — Nicole Williams

I am apt to suspect the Negroes to be naturally inferior to the Whites. There scarcely ever was a civilization of their complexion, nor even any individual, eminent either in action or speculation. — David Hume

Be patient, Ophelia.

Love,
Hamlet — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman. — Madeleine Stowe

A Gentleman's agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Running from horrors doesn't help. The only way to deal with them is to meet them head-on. — Peter David

Don't question luck," Amaranthe muttered. "It might get offended by your lack of appreciation and leave you behind. — Lindsay Buroker

Once I came across two ideographs for the word "love." The first contained the root words "heart" and "hand" and "action"-love as hands and heart in action together. The other ideograph, for "passionate love," was formed of "heart," "to tell," and "a long thread. — Joy Kogawa

A big lemoncolored cat watched him from the top of a woodstove. He turned his head to see it better and it elongated itself like hot taffy down the side of the stove and vanished headfirst in the earth without a sound. — Cormac McCarthy

Meditation is neither shutting things out nor off. It is seeing things clearly, and deliberately positioning yourself differently in relationship to them. — Jon Kabat-Zinn