Perachora Quotes & Sayings

The Social Contract is nothing more or less than a vast conspiracy of human beings to lie to and humbug themselves for the general Good. Lies are the mortar that bind the savage individual man into the social masonry. — H.G.Wells

Go big or stay home! — Robin S. Sharma

Writers, that deep dark secret is not something you should hide from the world. It is your gift. Take it from memory and illuminate it in literature,shake the dust from it, unless it will get you arrested, lol. — Kevin R. Hill

The Roman historian Tacitus claimed that the Germanic peoples always drank alcohol while holding councils to prevent anyone from lying. — David Eagleman

France built its best colony on a principle of exclusion, and failed; England reversed the system, and succeeded. — Francis Parkman

Every student should know that statues are meant for sitting. If we're to endure their terrible old faces leering at us, the least they can do is offer shade or a comfortable perch.
Nigel Bristow to Max McDaniels — Henry H. Neff

The High Cost of Servanthood
Jesus warned, however, that this life of servanthood is not lived without cost. He said, "The servant is not greater than his Lord" (John 13:16) and, if the persecuted and hated Him, we can expect no better treatment.
In 2 Timothy 3:12 Paul wrote, " All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persectution," so this is also the cost we as servants must be willing to pay.
This is so difficult for us to accept in our world of man-pleasing, "I'm OK, you're OK" Christianity. No one wants to be disliked, hated or misunderstood
especially by family, friends and loved ones. But this of often exactly the price to be paid by anyone seriously wanting to follow Jesus into a life of servanthood. — K.P. Yohannan

Yes," he growled, "yes, I will put you there and turn out the light in your eyes and come to stare at you for centuries, to pore over you, because you are mine, my treasure, my hoard, and I cannot keep you and I cannot let you go. — Catherynne M Valente

Perhaps, like the way these leaves spread out and the way they curl in many directions and how they have many features, I think that's how my road has been. — Juan Felipe Herrera

You might see nothing in him. I see everything in him. — Oscar Wilde

In doubtful matters boldness is everything. — Publilius Syrus

Some day we'll all be happy. I promise you. And there won't be any more fighting. — Benjamin Alire Saenz

People tell you that you cannot, because they do not. — Tim Fargo