Tactfully Thesaurus Quotes & Sayings

In Egypt, there is a saying: When good fortune looks down upon us, it does so in threes, one for each part of the Eye of Horus. His upper lid, his lower lid and the eye itself. — Michelle Moran

Your prim faith in the True Sect's canon serves naught. The temple preaches a loveless morality that cares not one jot for the plight of our livelihood. The priests are fat parasites, theosophizing on their rumps while folk like us break our backs, milked dry by their tithes and their rote obligations. Where does their doctrine show the least concern for our chance to enjoy the fruits of our happiness? — Janny Wurts

The Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz once observed that a person cutting vegetables while preparing to cook food is full of daydreams and fantasies that nurture the life of the soul. Contemplation can be an absorption in work that is free of self-consciousness and yet rich with imagination. Serious — Thomas Moore

Well, everybody needs help feeling alive again every once in a while." "No," she says seriously, and my gaze falls back on hers, "I didn't say again, Andrew; for making me feel alive for the first time. — J.A. Redmerski

If a woman tells you she doesn't want children, pretend she's actually telling you she doesn't want children. Don't translate it in your head as, "I'm saying I don't want them now, but I'm sure I'll change my mind later." She has no reason to lie to you, and if she's told you she doesn't want children, she's already given it enough thought to make that declaration. So, assume she means it. — Sylvia D. Lucas