Thorned Rose Quotes & Sayings

What proposition is there respecting human nature which is absolutely and universally true? We know of only one,
and that is not only true, but identical,
that men always act from self-interest. — Thomas B. Macaulay

When we have clarity on our destination and are grounded in our current reality, we are equipped to make the best decisions possible. — Michael Hyatt

New York City is a great apartment hotel in which everyone lives and no one is at home. — Glenway Wescott

The progress of human enlightenment can go no further than in picturing people not as vicious, but as mistaken. — Kenneth Burke

Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering ... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

It was a miracle to live as birds do, except for one thing: anyone seen in flight would surely be captured, perhaps even shot down like a crow flying above a cornfield. It's always dangerous to be different, to appear as a monster in most people's eyes, even from a distance. — Alice Hoffman

Pike spawn in February, March, and April because they cannot wait until May. — Will Cuppy

Entrance into the Old Ways begins with the pricking of a finger with a rose thorn, which produces a drop of blood. This opens the way into the Thorned Path, a system, which uses five rose thorns to symbolize the five arts of Witchcraft that one should master. These arts are Herbalist, Fortune-Teller, Spirit Medium, Mystic, and Magician. We call mastering these aspects 'the gathered thorns'
thus the Thorned Path. — Raven Grimassi

If you insist on using a thumbless grip on the bench, you need to do it at home so that when the ambulance comes (if anyone is there to call 911), it doesn't disrupt anyone else's training. — Mark Rippetoe

The conversation, as usual, switched back to sex.
"It's difficult with you sometimes though, babe," Dominic said to Bronagh. "I'm constantly torn between wanting to fucking destroy you, but I also want to bring you flowers and chocolates and treat you like a princess."
Bro, TMI!
Bronagh didn't bat an eyelid. "Why not do both?"
Sis, TMI!
"That right there," Dominic snapped his fingers, "that's why I love you — L.A. Casey

Case turned back, in time to catch the briefest flash of a black rose, its petals sheened like leather, the black stem thorned with bright chrome. — William Gibson

I was a captive and a slave. I loved Dora Spenlow to distraction! She was more than human to me. She was a Fairy, a Sylph, I dont know what she was
anything that no one ever saw, and everything that everybody ever wanted. — David Copperfield

The attraction of being wild is living on the edge, living up to the reputations of the people you've been following or emulating. People are always talking about how wild and exciting they were, but the key word is 'were', because there's a long list of dead, famous people. — Christian Slater

After ensuring border security, I then would normalize the status of 11 million undocumented citizens so they can join the work force and pay taxes ... I would normalize them at a rate of about two million per year. — Rand Paul