Sabroe Denmark Quotes & Sayings

JUST WHAT IS initiation? A distinction must be made between its procedure, that is, is functional operation, and its purpose. This purpose is a state or condition of preparation. The preparation consists of a series of tests and trials of the initiate to determine worthiness of elevation to a higher religious or social status. This preparation is likewise a form of instruction - a teaching, usually in symbolic form - of a specialized knowledge. — Max Guilmot

Constantly think of the universe as one living creature, embracing one being and soul; how all is absorbed into the one consciousness of this living creature; how it compasses all things with a single purpose, and how all things work together to cause all that comes to pass, and their wonderful web and texture. — Marcus Aurelius

Just because it's got a gun doesn't make it a crime novel, and just because there's a horse doesn't make it a western. — Daniel Woodrell

I see that you have made three spelling mistakes. — Thomas De Mahy, Marquis De Favras

You know, sometimes I envy you. It must be nice to be a wolf. Just for a while." "It has its drawbacks." Like fleas, she thought, as they locked up the museum. And the food. And the constant nagging feeling that you should be wearing three bras at once. — Terry Pratchett

The only thing that keeps us rooted in the past is our refusal to embrace the present.
Dude, you gotta hug it with both arms and legs and hold on tight! The present is all we've got. That's why they call it a present! — Karen Marie Moning

No, I might be able to poke fun at the Quran for its childishly imperious content, but not for its style. — Rabih Alameddine

We should ask our commanders ... " Elayne trailed off. "If there are any we trust not to be under Compulsion."
"There's only one," Mat said grimly, meeting her eyes. "And he's telling you we are finished if we continue as we have. The earlier plan was a good enough one, but after what we lost today ... Elayne, we're dead unless we choose one place to stand, gather together, and fight."
One last toss of the dice. — Robert Jordan

I had a very bad first experience of Shakespeare at school, and, now I'm determined to put that wrong right and just make Shakespeare as vivid and live as possible. — Michelle Gomez

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. — Abraham Lincoln

In quietness the soul expands, — Rockwell Kent

If people don't appreciate your REAL self it's hard to be with them, but you only find TRUE friends by SHOWING that self & TRUSTING. — Jay Woodman