Orsaker Till Andra Quotes & Sayings

Yes, she's bleeding to death upstairs, but I thought I'd avoid telling you right away, because I like to draw the suspense out. — Cassandra Clare

Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our emperors, capable of behaving with just subordination to our superiors, and grateful dependents on heaven; by this we become fonder of marriage, in order to be capable of exacting obedience from others in our turn; by this we become good magistrates, for early submission is the truest lesson to those who would learn to rule. By this the whole state may be said to resemble one family. — Oliver Goldsmith

Before entering the seminary, I had not encountered the life-changing potential of reading as a source of meaning, as a way of ordering one's inner life, and being rooted in the world. — James Carroll

1. Ask God for light.
I want to look at my day with God's eyes, not merely my own.
2. Give thanks.
The day I have just lived is a gift from God. Be grateful for it.
3. Review the day.
I carefully look back on the day just completed, being guided by the Holy Spirit.
4. Face your shortcomings.
I face up to what is wrong-in my life and in me.
5. Look toward the day to come.
I ask where I need God in the day to — Jim Manney

Every day, no matter what I'm doing, I say, 'Lord, I'll do the best I can, and You do the rest. — Loretta Young

Being a mum changed me for the better. — Jenny Frost

I do think trying to live each day as a bunch of moral occasions, did I live up to what I would hope, and, if I didn't, what can I do tomorrow to be a little better, I do think we can improve. We get better at life as we get older. — David Brooks

The look in his eyes reminded me of myself. We were both alone in a new environment, trapped by our circumstances, and we both needed to grow up much faster than planned. Who knew that once I'd have something common with a deer. — A.B. Whelan

There are two fatal errors that keep great projects from coming to life: 1. Not finishing 2. Not starting. — Gautama Buddha

A silent cry of the inmost heart for the mother, like the lowing of a calf in the twilight, - this — Rabindranath Tagore

The minute he spoke Spanish, I said, "I'm home." — Harriet Doerr