Saillant Betekenis Quotes & Sayings

Because [God] infinitely values his own glory, consisting in the knowledge of himself, love to himself, [that is,] complacence4 and joy in himself; he therefore valued the image, communication or participation of these, in the creature. And it is because he values himself, that he delights in the knowledge, and love, and joy of the creature; as being himself the object of this knowledge, love and complacence [i.e., satisfaction, delight]. . . . [Thus] God's respect to the creature's good [that is, our passion to be satisfied], and his respect to himself [that is, his passion to be glorified], is not a divided respect; but both are united in one, as the happiness of the creature aimed at, is happiness in union with himself.5 — John Piper

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top. — Wendy Davis

What I notice, as a historian reading stories about so-called nature miracles, the walking on the water, or the miraculous catch of fishes, they're done especially for the insiders, for the disciples. Usually healings and exorcisms are done for people along the road, as it were. Jesus doesn't come on the water to save the fishing fleet from Capernaum, he comes on the water to save the disciples. It's a parable, dummy, it's a parable, don't you get it? If the leadership of the church takes off in a boat without Jesus, it will sink, it will get nowhere. — John Dominic Crossan

I like that word," Pandora mused. "Strumpet. It sounds like a saucy musical instrument." "It — Lisa Kleypas

Negative words other than not are usually strong: — William Strunk Jr.

For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes,
And hold-fast is the only dog. — William Shakespeare

I felt like fate had just handed me two cups and I'd stupidly drunk from the wrong one. — Samantha Young