Molles Quotes & Sayings

To give so much of yourself to a cause, to believe in something so wholeheartedly, so blindly, that you willingly suffer the scars, and you do not complain when the little parts of you are chipped away. You keep telling yourself that it is for a greater good, that there is a higher purpose. And you do not think to read deeper until there is so little of you left that you cannot survive without it and be the same person. And it is then, when The Cause, with its greedy mouth, tries to take more from you, tries to take that part of you that you cannot give away, it is only then that you realize all of your sacrifices have been for nothing. You have given yourself to a fraud. And what is left to replace what has been taken is not a hero's pride but a bitter emptiness that sours even that last little core of yourself that you cling to. — D.J. Molles

Whenever our life is stirred by truth, it expresses energy and comes to be filled, as it were, with a creative ardor. This consciousness of the creative urge is evidence of the force of truth on our mind. — Rabindranath Tagore

And it is then, when The Cause, with its greedy mouth, tries to take more from you, tries to take that part of you that you cannot give away, it is only then that you realize all of your sacrifices have been for nothing. You have given yourself to a fraud. And what is left to replace what has been taken is not a hero's pride, but a bitter emptiness that sours even that last little core of yourself that you cling to. This is the destiny of the man who serves, the man who stands for others. This is the lot of the ones who go out to confront the wolf. This is the disillusionment of all those who protect the flock. This is their secret: that they have allowed their instincts to be used, not for the protection of others, but for the gain of a few. And their "honor" is a monument to the ashes of all those little pieces of themselves that they never got back. — D.J. Molles

A sober man may become a drunkard through being a coward. A brave man may become a coward through being a drunkard. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Plants were bound for good or ill to their places. They expressed not only beauty but also the thoughts of God's world, with an intent of their own and without deviation. Trees in particular were mysterious and seemed to me direct embodiments of the incomprehensible meaning of life. For that reason, the woods were the places where I felt closest to its deepest meaning and to its awe-inspiring workings. — Carl Jung

This was combat. You created the chaos, but at the same time, tried not to be a part of it, tried not to be affected by it. It was a strange mix of hot-blooded instinct, and cold-blooded logic. It was fighting with emotion, but thinking with your head, almost as though your mind was the handler and your body the beast, the two of them at odds, and yet oddly the same. And when the two forces fell into step with each other, it was sickening and exhilarating all at once. — D.J. Molles

Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses — Ovid

You cannot be who you were. — D.J. Molles

Love is for suckers, sweetheart. — Emma Chase

It was the first and only fight of his childhood, but it had taught him a valuable lesson about human nature, how people were just another species of animal, and like any animal, from the biggest predators, to the smallest scavengers, most human beings could only be pushed so far before they lashed out. — D.J. Molles

If you could see into my past just by touching my back, you'd have a hard time resisting the temptation too. — Becca Fitzpatrick

When you're surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation isn't a sin. — Meljean Brook

Lying flat, the small mound of their child nearly disappeared,with only a palm-sized hardness palpable below her navel. Darcy murmured nonsense over this evidence of their love, tickling Lizzy's skin so that she giggled and squirmed.
"What are you saying to him, love?"
"I am informing him that he has been gifted to the very best mother in the entire world. Also, I am reintroducing myself and thanking him for finally allowing me to feel him. If need be, I shall squeeze him several times a day. He can kick me whenever the whim takes him!" He glanced up into her mirth-filled face. — Sharon Lathan

If, at the end of the day, we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes. — Paul Volcker

We're none of us, are we, just one thing? I am a policeman, but also a father, a husband for the time being, a nursemaid to a sister who I pray will survive her illness. You are a journalist, a writer, and I don't know what else besides. To look at a person from a single angle is to deform them. Even if Yolanda is guilty...she is also afraid of the dark. And I cannot forget that I put her there. — Nicholas Shakespeare

There is great unanimity among the dissolute.
[Lat., Magna inter molles concordia.] — Juvenal

Do not love your country. Love your God-given freedoms. Don't fight for a government, but rather fight against anyone who would threaten your liberty, and your right to be alive. — D.J. Molles

But nerves always festered in the stillness of waiting. Left at idle, the mind could make a coward of even the bravest man. — D.J. Molles

In this world, you have to die to find peace. — D.J. Molles

Air. Enough blood to keep your heart pumping. Water. Calories. That's all you need. — D.J. Molles

Blonde symbolises sexuality and power - it holds very different connotations. The archetypal star has always been blonde. — Marina And The Diamonds

But no matter how long a father has been in the ground, he always speaks to his children. A person forever remembers their mother's arms and their father's words. — D.J. Molles

Hi, this is Sylvia. I'm not at home right now, so when you hear the beep ... hang up. — Nicole Hollander

Be still and let it wash over you. You are a stone at the bottom of a river. You are hard rock. The water wears you down, but it only makes you smoother. And the smoother and harder you are, the less the flow can affect you. — D.J. Molles

it was in defeat more than victory that Polybius saw the essence of Rome's greatness. It — Robert L. O'Connell

It is hardly complimentary to God that we should choose him as an alternative to hell. — C.S. Lewis

The only easy day was yesterday! — D.J. Molles

Complacency kills. Paranoia is the reason I'm still alive. — D.J. Molles

A righteous man is honest, even to his own undoing. — D.J. Molles