Royden Card Quotes & Sayings

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion. — Joseph Addison

A multitude of words is probably the most formidable means of blurring and obscuring thought. There is no thought, however momentous, that cannot be expressed lucidly in 200 words. — Eric Hoffer

The great truths of Christianity do not belong to the professional theologians alone, but to every person who calls upon the name of Christ. — Paul Washer

When the winter comes, be very happy; because the spring comes only if the winter comes! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

O, how full of briers is this working-day world! — William Shakespeare

Lost love is still love, Eddie. It just takes a different form, that's all. You can't hold their hand... You can't tousle their hair... But when those senses weaken another one comes to life... Memory... Memory becomes your partner. You hold it... you dance with it... Life has to end, Eddie... Love doesn't. — Mitch Albom

I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life. — Rachel Cusk

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear. — Julia Child

The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often hears, however, is "The universe was made in six 24-hour days." This is as wrong-headed as taking me to mean I actually stood in line a million years or that my cardiac tissue has been torn in half or that Christ had delusions of being a grape plant.
-- Making Senses of Scripture — Mark Shea

Keeping your commitment to your purpose does not depend on other people keeping theirs. — Alan Cohen

Contrary to popular belief, going shopping is really about stopping afterward for cheesecake. — Bonnie Jensen

Perhaps death is nothing but a calm and eternal dream — Rafael Abalos