Praemia Quotes & Sayings

The thirst for fame is much greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its rewards?
[Lat., Tanto major famae sitis est quam
Virtutis: quis enim virtutem amplectitur ipsam
Praemia se tollas.] — Juvenal

We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don't think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again. — Quincy Jones

The whole universe is but a huge Symbol of god". — Thomas Carlyle

Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to. — Daryl Hall

We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone. — Sarah Dessen

There is nothing that will make you a Christian indeed, but a taste of the sweetness of Christ. — Samuel Rutherford

The question for us, as we learn again and again the lessons of hope for ourselves, is how we can be for the world what Jesus was for Thomas: how we can show to the world the signs of love, how we can reach out our hands in love, wounded though they will be if the love has been true, how we can invite those whose hearts have grown shrunken and shriveled with sorrow and disbelief to come and see what love has done, what love is doing, in our communities, our neighborhoods: — N. T. Wright

Sex is the killer. Sexual love makes you feel more vulnerable than any other kind of love. That's one reason that people are so thorny and so vulnerable and so easily wounded when in love. — Vivian Gornick

Was he pretending to be jealous to conceal the fact that he was? — Ian McEwan

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other. — Jack White

Can you be bought?" Pilar demanded.
Maddy slid into the booth, grinned. "Sure."
"Let's negotiate." Pilar sat down beside her. — Nora Roberts

13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn't shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. — Anonymous