Praisable Means Quotes & Sayings

We may daily discover crowds acquire sufficient wealth to buy gentility, but very few that possess the virtues which ennoble human nature, and (in the best sense of the word) constitute a gentleman. — William Shenstone

If I end up showering first, I shower really quickly for the sake of the other tired members. — Sunny

Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires. — Lord Byron

For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. — Suzanne Collins

Oh! Speculators on things, boast not of knowing the things that nature ordinarily brings about; but rejoice if you know the end of those things which you yourself device. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Fight your battles with words, not fists — Ann M. Martin

The bewildering beauty of Paris ... — Allen Ginsberg

Today the separation of church and state is America is used to silence the church ... The way the concept is used today is totally reversed from the original intent ... It is used today as a false political dictum in order to restrict the influence of Christian ideas ... To have suggested the state separated from religion and religious influence would have amazed the Founding Fathers. — Francis Schaeffer

God can't be squashed into any formula or confined to a narrow explanation, and he doesn't want our dreams to be small and manageable either. He is a God who blasts through all human boundaries. — Kasey Van Norman

We're supposed to strive for harmony, and that's what the art of tea is supposed to accomplish ... but harmony is very, very difficult to achieve in this country. Tea ceremony is powerless. But it's also not such a bad thing either. You should enjoy it while you can. — Koushun Takami