Monastically Quotes & Sayings

I live monastically, Mathilde said, meaning, of course, more. — Lauren Groff

What this generation was bred to at television's knees was not wisdom, but cynicism. — Pauline Kael

Don't conform to those who have been overwhelmed by the tide of immorality sweeping our country! — Billy Graham

Golden Boy with feet of clay
Let me help you on your way
A proper push will take you far -
But what a clumsy lad you are! — Stephen R. Donaldson

You will always have to live with yourself, and it is to your best interest to see that you have good company - a clean, pure, straight, honest, upright, generous, magnanimous companion. — Orison Swett Marden

Men do not get up and do mischief, without there is someone in the head of it. — Andrew Jackson

Muhammad had close links with three of the leading hanifs of Mecca. 'Ubaydallah ibn Jahsh was his cousin and Waraqah ibn Nawfal was a cousin of Khadijah: both these men became Christians. — Karen Armstrong

What is he to learn? To imitate? Or to avoid? When your friends the bees worry themselves about their sovereign, and become perfectly distracted touching the slightest monarchical movement, are we men to learn the greatness of Tuft-hunting, or the littleness of the Court Circular? I am not clear, Mr. Boffin, but that the hive may be satirical.'
At all events, they work,' said Mr. Boffin.
Ye-es,' returned Eugene, disparagingly, 'they work; but don't you think they overdo it? — Charles Dickens

Shades of Grey. I haven't read it yet, but what you have to read carefully, is "Story of O" by the French writer Dominique Aury. This is actually the forerunner of all the whole SM novels and it's really good. You have to read it. — Theo Hutchcraft