Procurator Class Quotes & Sayings

Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. — William Barclay

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. — Frank A. Clark

Our books approach very slowly the things we most wish to know. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ask any mechanic; instructions were the things you read when all else failed. — Barbara Seranella

The best treatment for feet encased in shoes all day is to go barefoot. One-fifth of the world's population never wears shoes - ever! But when people who usually go barefoot usually wear shoes, their feet begin to suffer. As often as possible, walk barefoot on the beach, in your yard, or at least around the house. Walking in the grass or sand massages your feet, strengthens your muscles and feels very relaxing ... If you can cut back on wearing shoes by 30 percent, you will save wear and tear on your feet and extend the life of your shoes. — Stephanie Tourles

No, he mustn't think about it, or indeed about anything, and especially not about heroin, because heroin was the one thing that really worked, the only thing that stopped him scampering around in a hamster's wheel of unanswerable questions. Heroin was the cavalry. Heroin was the missing chair leg, made with such precision that it matched every splinter of the break. Heroin landed purring at the base of his skull, and wrapped itself darkly around his nervous system, like a black cat curling up on its favourite cushion. It was as soft and rich as the throat of a wood pigeon, or the splash of sealing wax onto a page, or a handful of gems slipping from palm to palm. — Edward St. Aubyn

So this had been all I wanted, a boy who understood how I felt. Now, though, I sometimes wished for more. — Sarah Dessen

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them. — Geraldine Ferraro

I will do anything to look like him - except, of course, exercise or eat right. — Steve Martin

Most of us will get turned on at night by the very same things that we will demonstrate against during the day - the erotic mind is not very politically correct. — Esther Perel

Trin Tragula - for that was his name - was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. And — Douglas Adams

In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British. — William Whipple

Of all there is to know in this world, of all the mysteries and complexities of life, the knowledge of God and his ways are the most critical. — Joe Thorn