Sumpsimus Quotes & Sayings

People can tell the truth much more freely when they're apparently lying. — Eric Idle

Sloth is the desire for ease, even at the expense of doing the known will of God. Whatever we do in life requires effort. Everything we do is to be a means of salvation. The slothful person is unwilling to do what God wants because of the effort it takes to do it. Sloth becomes a sin when it slows down and even brings to a halt the energy we must expend in using the means to salvation. — John Hardon

I wrote two million words of crap. Maybe I'm just a slow learner . — Charles Stross

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It's inflammatory. — Tennessee Williams

I always believed in shooting for the top, and to become an American is like becoming a member of the winning team. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival. — Iggy Pop

Prayer is not a machine. It is not magic. It is not advice offered to God. Our act, when we pray, must not, any more than all our other acts, be separated from the continuous act of God Himself, in which alone all finite causes operate. — C.S. Lewis

I put his toll at a dozen, maybe as many as twenty or possibly more, and he didn't slaughter only prostitutes - or "Unfortunates," as they were called. It's also not true that he struck exclusively in the East End slums or even just in London. He killed in multiple cities, and he quickly escalated to mutilation, dismemberment and possibly cannibalism. His victim selection began to include children, and he boasted about all of it in his written communications that for the most part were ignored. — Patricia Cornwell

The first dollar is the most you will get if you don't love what you are doing. — Ray Kroc

I see and hear daily that you of the Clergy preach one against another, teach one contrary to another, inveigh one against another without charity or discretion. Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their new sumpsimus. Thus all men almost be in variety and discord. — Henry VIII Of England

The first day, week and month of an employee's experience carries a lasting impression. — Scott Weiss

We are the ones who get bored because our capacity to focus our attention, to delight our minds in sustained thought, has been weakened by our dependence on external stimuli. — John Ortberg

What they teach in school isn't enough," Reggie said. "Birth control is important but what about the rest of it?" "The rest?" Dellina asked before she could stop herself. "You mean - " "Pleasure." Lark smiled at her husband. "Remember when I taught the girls to masturbate?" He nodded. "It was a beautiful time." Sam flinched. — Susan Mallery